No.
The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport Undertaking (of The Brihanmumbai Mahanagarpalika)
Tariff Booklet
( Case No. 33 of 2016 )
FY 2016-17 (w.e.f. 1st October, 2016)
FY 2017-18 (w.e.f. 1st April, 2017)
FY 2018-19 (w.e.f. 1st April, 2018)
FY 2019-20 (w.e.f. 1st April, 2019)
( Incorporating Changes mentioned in the Commission’s Corrigendum Order dated 17.11.2016)
Price Rs.100/-
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BRIHANMUMBAI ELECTRIC SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT UNDERTAKING
SCHEDULE OF ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
(With effect from 1 October, 2016)
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission, in exercise of the powers vested in it under
Sections 61 and 62 of the Electricity Act, 2003 and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, has
determined, by its Multi Year Tariff Order dated 28 October, 2016 in Case No.33 of 2016, the
tariff for supply of electricity by the Distribution Licensee, Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and
Transport Undertaking (BEST) to various classes of consumers as applicable from 1 October,
2016. The Commission has issued Corrigendum Order in Case No. 33 of 2016 on 17 November,
2016.
General
1. These tariffs supersede all tariffs so far in force.
2. All changes mentioned in the Commissions’ Corrigendum Order dated 17th
November,
2016, have been incorporated in this Tariff Booklet.
3. The Tariffs are subject to revision and/or surcharge that may be levied by the Distribution
Licensee from time to time as per the directives of the Commission.
4. The tariffs are exclusive of the separate Electricity Duty, Tax on Sale of Electricity and
other levies by the Government or other competent authorities, which will be payable by
consumers over and above the tariffs.
5. The tariffs are applicable for supply at one point only.
6. The Distribution Licensee may measure the Maximum Demand for any period shorter
than 30 minutes of maximum use, subject to conformity with the Commission’s
Electricity Supply Code Regulations, where it considers that there are considerable load
fluctuations in operation.
7. The tariffs are subject to the provisions of the applicable Regulations and any directions
that may be issued by the Commission from time to time.
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8. Unless specifically stated to the contrary, the figures of Energy Charge and Wheeling
Charge are denominated in Rupees per unit (kWh) for the energy consumed during the
month.
9. Fuel Adjustment Charge (FAC) as may be approved by the Commission from time to
time shall be applicable to all categories of consumers and be in addition to the base
tariffs, on the basis of the FAC formula specified by the Commission and computed on a
monthly basis.
LOW TENSION (LT) TARIFF
LT I (A): LT – Residential (BPL)
Applicability:
This Below Poverty Line (BPL) tariff category is applicable to Residential consumers who have
a Sanctioned Load upto 0.25 kW and who have consumed upto 360 units per annum in the
previous financial year. The eligibility of such consumers will be reassessed at the end of each
financial year. If more than 360 units have been consumed in the previous financial year, the LTI
(B) - Residential tariff shall thereafter be applicable, and such consumer cannot revert thereafter
to the BPL category irrespective of his future consumption level.
The categorisation of BPL consumers will be reassessed at the end of the financial year on a pro
rata basis if there has been consumption for only a part of the year The categorisation of BPL
consumers who have been added during the previous year would be assessed on a pro rata basis,
i.e., 30 units per month.
This BPL category will also be applicable to all new consumers subsequently added in any
month with a Sanctioned Load of upto 0.25 kW and consumption between 1 to 30 units (on pro
rata basis of 1 unit/day) in the first billing month.
The BPL tariff is applicable only to individuals and not to institutions.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed /Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
BPL Category 10.00 1.42 1.00 (0.19)
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Note: *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
LT I (B): LT – Residential
This tariff category is applicable for electricity used at Low/Medium Voltage for operating
various appliances used for purposes such as lighting, heating, cooling, cooking,
washing/cleaning, entertainment/leisure, water pumping in the following premises:
a) Private residential premises, Government/semi-Government residential quarters;
b) Premises used exclusively for worship, such as temples, gurudwaras, churches, mosques,
etc.; provided that halls, gardens or any other part of such premises that may be let out for a
consideration or used for commercial activities would be charged at the applicable LT-II
tariff;
c) All Students Hostels affiliated to Educational Institutions;
d) All other Students’ or Working Men/Women’s Hostels;
e) Other types of Homes/Hostels, such as (i) Homes/Hostels for Destitutes, Disabled Persons
(physically or mentally handicapped persons, etc.) and mentally ill persons (ii) Remand
Homes (iii) Dharamshalas, (iv) Rescue Homes, (v) Orphanages - subject to verification and
confirmation by the Distribution Licensee’s concerned Zonal Chief Engineer or equivalent;
f) Government / Private / Co-operative Housing Colonies/complexes (where electricity is used
exclusively for domestic purposes) only for common facilities such as Water Pumping /
Street and other common area Lighting / Lifts /Parking Lots/ Fire-fighting Pumps and other
equipment, etc.;
g) Sports Clubs or facilities / Health Clubs or facilities / Gymnasium / Swimming Pool /
Community Hall of Government / Private / Co-operative Housing Colonies/complexes -
provided that they are situated in the same premises, and are for the exclusive use of the
members and employees of such Housing Colonies/complexes;
h) Telephone booths owned/operated by Persons with Disabilities/Handicapped persons;
i) Residential premises used by professionals like Lawyers, Doctors, Engineers, Chartered
Accountants, etc., in furtherance of their professional activities, but not including Nursing
Homes and Surgical Wards or Hospitals;
j) Single-phase household Flour Mills (Ghar-ghanti) used only for captive purposes;
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k) A residential LT consumer with consumption upto 500 units per month (current month of
supply) who undertakes construction or renovation activity in his existing premises: such
consumer shall not require a separate temporary connection, and would be billed at this
Residential tariff rate;
Note:
This tariff category shall also be applicable to consumers who are supplied power at High
Voltage for any of the purposes (a) to (k) above.
l) Consumers undertaking business or commercial / industrial / non-residential activities from a
part of their residence, whose monthly consumption is upto 300 units a month and annual
consumption in the previous financial year was upto 3600 units. The applicability of this
tariff to such consumers will be assessed at the end of each financial year. In case
consumption has exceeded 3600 units in the previous financial year, the consumer will
thereafter not be eligible for the tariff under this category but be charged at the tariff
otherwise applicable for such consumption, with prior intimation to him.
m) Entities supplied electricity at a single point at Low/Medium Voltage for residential
purposes, in accordance with the Electricity (Removal of Difficulties) Eighth Order, 2005, in
the following cases:
(i) a Co-operative Group Housing Society which owns the premises, for making electricity
available to the members of such Society residing in the same premises for residential
purposes; and
(ii)a person, for making electricity available to its employees residing in the same premises
for residential purposes.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
0-100 units Rs. 50 per month $$
1.42 2.00 (0.86)
101 – 300 units Rs. 80 per month
$$
1.42 4.45 (1.62)
301 – 500 units 1.42 7.30 (2.26)
Above 500 units
(balance units) Rs. 105 per month
$$ 1.42 9.30 (2.91)
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Note:
a) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
b) $$:The above Fixed Charges are for single-phase connections. A Fixed Charge of Rs. 105
per month will be levied on Residential consumers availing 3-phase supply. An
Additional Fixed Charge of Rs._105 per 10 kW load or part thereof above 10 kW load
shall also be payable.
c) Professionals like Lawyers, Doctors, Professional Engineers, Chartered Accountants, etc.,
occupying premises exclusively for conducting their profession, shall not be eligible for
this tariff, and will be charged at the tariff applicable to the respective categories.
LT II: LT – Non-Residential or Commercial
Applicability:
This tariff category is applicable for electricity used at Low/Medium voltage in non-residential,
non-industrial and/or commercial premises for commercial consumption meant for operating
various appliances used for purposes such as lighting, heating, cooling, cooking,
washing/cleaning, entertainment/ leisure and water pumping in, but not limited to, the following
premises:
a) Non-Residential, Commercial and Business premises, including Shopping Malls and
Showrooms;
b) Combined lighting and power supply for facilities relating to Entertainment, including film
studios, cinemas and theatres (including multiplexes), Hospitality, Leisure, Meeting/Town
Halls, and places of Recreation and Public Entertainment;
c) Offices, including Commercial Establishments;
d) Marriage Halls, Hotels / Restaurants, Ice-cream parlours, Coffee Shops, Guest Houses,
Internet / Cyber Cafes, Telephone Booths not covered under the LT I category, and Fax /
Photocopy shops;
e) Automobile and all other types of repairs, servicing and maintenance centres (unless
specifically covered under another tariff category); Retail Gas Filling Stations, Petrol Pumps
and Service Stations, including Garages;
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f) Tailoring Shops, Computer Training Institutes, Typing Institutes, Photo Laboratories,
Laundries, Beauty Parlours and Saloons;
g) Banks and ATM centres, Telephone Exchanges, TV Stations, Microwave Stations, Radio
Stations, Telecommunications Towers;
h) Common facilities, like Water Pumping / Lifts / Fire-Fighting Pumps and other equipment /
Street and other common area Lighting, etc., in Commercial Complexes;
i) Sports Clubs/facilities, Health Clubs/facilities, Gymnasiums, Swimming Pools not covered
under any other category;
j) External illumination of monuments/ historical/ heritage buildings approved by Maharashtra
Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) or the concerned Local Authority;
k) Construction of all types of structures/ infrastructure such as buildings, bridges, fly-overs,
dams, Power Stations, roads, Aerodromes, tunnels for laying of pipelines for all purposes,
and which is not covered under the Temporary tariff category;
Note: Residential LT consumers with consumption above 500 units per month (current
month of supply) and who undertake construction or renovation activity in their existing
premises shall not require a separate Temporary category connection, and shall be billed at
the LT-II Commercial Tariff rate;
l) Milk Collection Centres;
m) Sewage Treatment Plants/ Common Effluent Treatment Plants for Commercial Complexes
not covered under the LT – Public Water Works or LT – Industry categories;
n) Stand-alone Research and Development units not covered under any other category;
o) Electrical Charging Centres for Vehicles; provided that, in case the consumer uses the
electricity for charging his own vehicle at his premises, the tariff applicable shall be as per
the category of such premises.
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Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/
Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
(A) 0-20 kW
0-500 units Rs. 280
per month
1.42 7.60 (2.33)
Above 500 units 1.42 9.20 (3.46)
(B) > 20 kW and ≤ 50 kW Rs. 230
per kVA
per month
1.42 8.00 (3.38)
(C ) > 50 kW 1.42 8.70 (3.43)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base Tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note:
*: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on Appeal
No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in Appeal
No. 155 of 2013
The ToD tariff is applicable to the LT-II (B) and (C) categories, and optionally available to LT-
II (A) category consumers having ToD meter installed.
LT III: LT- Industry:
LT III (A): LT - Industry upto 20 kW load
LT III (B): LT - Industry, above 20 kW load
Applicability:
This tariff category is applicable for electricity for Industrial use, at Low/Medium Voltage, for
purposes of manufacturing and processing, including electricity used within such premises for
general lighting, heating/cooling, etc.
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It is also applicable for use of electricity / power supply for Administrative Offices / Canteens,
Recreation Hall / Sports Club or facilities / Health Club or facilities/ Gymnasium / Swimming
Pool exclusively meant for employees of the industry; lifts, water pumps, fire-fighting pumps
and equipment, street and common area lighting; Research and Development units, etc. -
Provided that all such facilities are situated within the same industrial premises and supplied
power from the same point of supply;
This tariff category shall also be applicable for use of electricity / power supply by an
Information Technology (IT) or IT-enabled Services (ITeS) Unit as defined in the applicable
IT/ITeS Policy of Government of Maharashtra. Where such Unit does not hold the relevant
permanent registration Certificate, the tariff shall be as per the LT II category, and the LT III
tariff shall apply to it after receipt of such permanent registration Certificate and till it is valid.
It shall also be applicable for use of electricity / power supply for (but not limited to) the
following purposes:
a) Flour Mill, Dal Mill, Rice Mill, Poha Mill, Masala Mill, Saw Mill;
b) Ice Factory, Ice-cream manufacturing units, Milk Processing / Chilling Plants (Dairy);
c) Engineering Workshops, Engineering Goods Manufacturing units; Printing Presses;
Transformer Repair Workshops; Tyre Retreading units; and Vulcanizing units;
d) Mining, Quarrying and Stone Crushing units;
e) Garment Manufacturing units;
f) LPG/CNG bottling plants, etc.;
g) Sewage Treatment Plant/ Common Effluent Treatment Plant for industries, and not covered
under the LT – Public Water Works category
h) Start-up power for Generating Plants, i.e. the power required for trial run of a Power Plant
during commissioning of the Unit and its Auxiliaries, and for its start-up after planned or
forced outage (but not for construction);
i) Brick Kiln (Bhatti);
j) Biotechnology Industries covered under the Biotechnology Policy of Government of
Maharashtra;
k) Cold Storages not covered under LT X (B) – Agriculture (Others);
l) Food (including seafood) Processing units.
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Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs. /kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
LT III (A): 0-20 kW
0-500 units Rs. 280
per month
1.42 6.90 (2.20)
Above 500 units 1.42 8.30 (3.08)
LT III (B): Above 20 kW Rs. 230
per kVA
per month
1.42 6.90 (2.75)
TOD Tariffs ( Optional – in addition to above base Tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note:
a) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on Appeal
No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
b) The ToD Tariff is compulsorily applicable to LT III (B) (i.e., above 20 kW), and optionally
available to LT- III (A) (i.e., up to 20 kW) having ToD meter installed.
LT IV: LT-Public Water Works (PWW) and Sewage Treatment Plants
Applicability:
This tariff category is applicable for electricity / power supply at Low / Medium Voltage for
pumping of water, purification of water and allied activities relating to Public Water Supply
Schemes and Sewage Treatment Plants, provided they are owned or operated or managed by
Local Self-Government Bodies (Gram Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis, ZillaParishads, Municipal
Councils and Corporations, etc.), or by Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP), Maharashtra
Industries Development Corporation (MIDC), Cantonment Boards and Housing
Societies/complexes.
All other Public Water Supply Schemes and Sewage Treatment Plants (including allied
activities) shall be billed under the LT II or LT III category tariff, as the case may be.
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Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 230
per kVA
per month
1.42 7.00 (2.33)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note:
* TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31
October, 2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
The ToD Tariff is compulsorily applicable to the LT IV category with Contract
Demand/ Sanctioned Load above 20 kW; and optionally available to the LT IV
category with Contract Demand / Sanctioned Load up to 20 kW having ToD meter
installed.
LT V: LT - Advertisements and Hoardings
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for use of electricity at Low/ Medium Voltage for
advertisements, hoardings (including hoardings fixed on lamp posts/installed along roadsides),
and other commercial illumination such as external flood-lights, displays, neon signs at
departmental stores, malls, multiplexes, theatres, clubs, hotels and other such establishments;
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Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed /
Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 460
per month 1.42 11.10 (4.97)
Note:
a) Consumers availing power supply at High Voltage for any of the above purposes shall be
billed as per the tariff of this LT category.
b) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
c) This category is not applicable to use of electricity specifically covered under the LT-II
category; or to electricity used for the external illumination of monuments and
historical/heritage buildings approved by MTDC or the concerned Local Authority,
which shall be covered under the LT-II category depending upon the Sanctioned Load.
d) The electricity used for indicating/ displaying the name and other details of the premises
shall be covered under the category of such premises, and not under this tariff category.
LT VI: LT- Street Lights
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for the electricity used for lighting of public streets/
thoroughfares which are open for use by the general public, at Low / Medium Voltage, and also
at High Voltage.
Street lights in residential complexes, commercial complexes, industrial premises, etc. will be
billed at the tariff of the respective applicable categories.
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This category is also applicable for use of electricity / power supply at Low / Medium Voltage or
at High Voltage for (but not limited to) the following purposes, irrespective of who owns,
operates or maintains these facilities:
a) Lighting in Public Gardens (i.e. which are open to the general public free of charge);
b) Traffic Signals and Traffic Islands;
c) Public Sanitary Conveniences;
d) Public Water Fountains; and
e) Such other public places open to the general public free of charge.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed / Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 230
per kVA
per month
1.42 6.60 (2.39)
Note:
a) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
b) The above street and other lighting facilities having ‘Automatic Timers’ for switching
On/Off would be levied Demand Charges on the lower of the following–
i) 50 percent of ‘Contract Demand’ or
ii) Actual ‘Recorded Demand’.
LT VII: LT - Temporary Supply
LT VII (A): LT - Temporary Supply - Religious (TSR)
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity supply at Low/Medium voltage for temporary
purposes for public religious functions like Ganesh Utsav, Navaratri, Eid, Moharrum, Ram Lila,
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Diwali, Christmas, Guru Nanak Jayanti, etc., and for areas where community prayers are held;
and for functions to commemorate anniversaries of personalities and National or State events for
which Public Holidays have been declared, such as Gandhi Jayanti, Ambedkar Jayanti,
Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti, Republic Day, Independence Day, etc.
LT VII (B): LT - Temporary Supply - Others (TSO)
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity used at Low/Medium voltage for Temporary use
for a period not exceeding one year, other than for the religious or commemorative
purposes covered under LT VII (A), for
a) Construction of all types of structures/ infrastructure such as buildings, bridges, fly-overs,
dams, Power Stations, roads, Aerodromes, tunnels for laying of pipelines;
b) Any construction or renovation activity in existing premises;
c) Decorative lighting for exhibitions, circuses, film shootings, marriages, etc.,
d) Any other activity not covered under LT VII (A).
Consumption Slab
(kWh)
Fixed/Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
( Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
LT VII (A) – All Units Rs. 230
per connection
per month
1.42 3.80 (1.37)
LT VII (B) – All Units Rs. 460
per connection
per month
1.42 9.90 (3.98)
Note:
(a) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
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(b) For LT VII (B), Additional Fixed Charges of Rs. 230 per 10 kW load or part thereof above
10 kW load shall be payable.
(c) Electricity used at Low / Medium Voltage for operating Fire-Fighting pumps and
equipment in residential or other premises shall be charged as per the tariff category
applicable to such premises.
LT VIII: LT- Crematoriums and Burial Grounds
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity used at Low/Medium Voltage in Crematoriums
and Burial Grounds for all purposes, including lighting.
However, it will be applicable only to the portion of the premises catering to such activities. In
case a part of the area is being used for other purposes, a separate meter will have to be provided
for such purposes and the consumption charged at the applicable tariff.
Consumption Slab
(kWh)
Fixed/Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
( Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 230
per connection
per month
1.42 4.70 (1.30)
Note: *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
LT IX: Public Services
LT IX (A): LT - Government Educational Institutions and Hospitals
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity supply at Low/Medium Voltage for Educational
Institutions, such as Schools and Colleges; Health Care facilities, such as Hospitals,
Dispensaries, Clinics, Primary Health Care Centres, Diagnostic Centres and Pathology
Laboratories; Libraries and public reading rooms - of the State or Central Government or Local
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Self-Government bodies such as Municipalities, Zilla Parishads, Panchayat Samitis, Gram
Panchayats, etc;
It shall also be applicable for electricity used for Sports Clubs and facilities / Health Clubs and
facilities / Gymnasium / Swimming Pools attached to such Educational Institutions / Hospitals,
provided that they are situated in the same premises and are meant primarily for their students /
faculty/ employees/ patients.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 280
per month 1.42 7.50 (2.88)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note: *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
The ToD Tariff is compulsorily applicable to the LT IX (A) category with Contract
Demand / Sanctioned Load above 20 kW; and optionally available to the LT IX (A) category
with Contract Demand / Sanctioned Load upto 20 kW having ToD meter installed.
LT IX (B): LT - Public Services - Others
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity supply at Low/Medium Voltage for
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a) -- Educational Institutions, such as Schools and Colleges; Health Care facilities, such as
Hospitals, Dispensaries, Clinics, Primary Health Care Centres, Diagnostic Centres and
Pathology Laboratories; Libraries and public reading rooms - other than those of the State or
Central Government or Local Self-Government bodies such as Municipalities, Zilla
Parishads, Panchayat Samitis, Gram Panchayats, etc.
-- Sports Clubs and facilities / Health Clubs and facilities / Gymnasium / Swimming Pools
attached to such Educational Institutions /Health Care facilities, provided that they are
situated in the same premises and are meant primarily for their students / faculty/ employees/
patients;
b) all offices of Government and Municipal/ Local Authorities/ Local Self-Government bodies,
such as Municipalities, Zilla Parishads, Panchayat Samitis, Gram Panchayats; Police Stations
and Police Chowkies; Post Offices; Armed Forces/Defence and Para-Military establishments;
c) Service-oriented Spiritual Organisations;
d) State or Municipal/Local Authority Transport establishments, including their Workshops;
e) Fire Service Stations; Jails, Prisons; Courts;
f) Airports;
g) Ports and Jetties;
h) Railway/Metro/Monorail Stations, including Shops, Workshops, Yards, etc, if the supply is at
Low/ Medium Voltage.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 280
per month 1.42 8.20 (2.88)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
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Note: *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
The ToD Tariff is compulsorily applicable to the LT IX (B) category with Contract
Demand / Sanctioned Load above 20 kW; and optionally available to the LT IX (B) category
with Contract Demand / Sanctioned Load upto 20 kW having ToD meter installed.
LT X (A): LT - Agriculture - Pumpsets
Applicability:
This tariff category is applicable for motive power supplied for agricultural metered pumping
loads, and for one lamp of wattage up to 40 to be connected to the motive power circuit for use
in pump-houses at Low/Medium Voltage.
It is also applicable for power supply for cane crushers and/or fodder cutters for self-use for
agricultural processing operations, but not for operating a flour mill, oil mill or expeller in the
same premises, either operated by a separate motor or a change of belt drive.
Consumption
Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 30
per HP
per month
1.73 2.50 -
Note:
a) Consumers who avail power supply at High Voltage for the above purposes shall also be
billed as per this tariff category.
b) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
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LT X (B): LT – Agriculture– Others
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for use of electricity / power supply at Low / Medium Voltage
for:
a) Pre-cooling plants and cold storage units for Agricultural Products – processed or otherwise;
b) Poultries exclusively undertaking layer and broiler activities, including Hatcheries;
c) High-Technology Agriculture (i.e. Tissue Culture, Green House, Mushroom cultivation
activities), provided the power supply is exclusively utilized for purposes directly concerned
with the crop cultivation process, and not for any engineering or industrial process;
d) Floriculture, Horticulture, Nurseries, Plantations, Aquaculture, Sericulture, Cattle Breeding
Farms, etc;
Consumption
Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 75
per kW
per month
1.73 4.00 -
Note:
a) Consumers who avail power supply at High Voltage for the above purposes shall also be
billed as per this tariff category.
b) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
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HIGH TENSION (HT) TARIFF
HT I: HT – Industry
Applicability:
This tariff category is applicable for electricity for Industrial use at High Voltage for purposes of
manufacturing and processing, including electricity used within such premises for general
lighting, heating/cooling, etc.
It is also applicable for use of electricity / power supply for Administrative Offices / Canteen,
Recreation Hall / Sports Club or facilities / Health Club or facilities/ Gymnasium / Swimming
Pool exclusively meant for employees of the industry; lifts, water pumps, fire-fighting pumps
and equipment, street and common area lighting; Research and Development units, etc. -
Provided that all such facilities are situated within the same industrial premises and supplied
power from the same point of supply.
This tariff category shall be applicable for use of electricity / power supply by an Information
Technology (IT) or IT-enabled Services (ITeS) Unit as defined in the applicable IT/ITes Policy
of Government of Maharashtra. Where such Unit does not hold the relevant permanent
registration Certificate, the tariff shall be as per the HT II category, and the HT I tariff shall
apply to it after receipt of such permanent registration Certificate and till it is valid.
It shall also be applicable for use of electricity / power supply for (but not limited to) the
following purposes:
a) Flour Mills, Dal Mills, Rice Mills, Poha Mills, Masala Mills, Saw Mills;
b) Ice Factories, Ice-cream manufacturing units, Milk Processing / Chilling Plants (Dairy);
c) Engineering Workshops, Engineering Goods manufacturing units; Printing Presses;
Transformer Repair Workshops; Tyre Retreading units, and Vulcanizing units;
d) Mining, Quarrying and Stone Crushing units;
e) Garment Manufacturing units;
f) LPG/CNG bottling plants, etc.;
g) Sewage Treatment Plant/ Common Effluent Treatment Plant for industries, and not covered
under the HT – PWW category
h) Start-up power for Generating Plants, i.e., the power required for trial run of a Power Plant
during commissioning of the Unit and its Auxiliaries, and for its start-up after planned or
forced outage (but not for construction);
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i) Brick Kiln (Bhatti);
j) Biotechnology Industries covered under the Biotechnology Policy of Government of
Maharashtra;
k) Cold Storages not covered under LT X (B)– Agriculture (Others);
l) Food (including Seafood) Processing units.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 230
per kVA
per month
0.07 8.95 (2.50)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base Tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note:
a) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
b) Demand Charge shall be applicable at the rate of 25% of the above rates on the start-up
demand contracted by the Power Plant (as referred to at (h) above) with the Distribution
Licensee
HT II: HT- Commercial
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity used at High Voltage in non-residential, non-
industrial and/or commercial premises for commercial consumption meant for operating various
appliances used for purposes such as lighting, heating, cooling, cooking, washing/cleaning,
entertainment/ leisure and water pumping in, but not limited to, the following premises:
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a) Non-Residential, Commercial and Business premises, including Shopping Malls and
Showrooms;
b) Combined lighting and power services for facilities relating to Entertainment, including film
studios, cinemas and theatres (including multiplexes), Hospitality, Leisure, Meeting/Town
Halls, and places of Recreation and Public Entertainment;
c) Offices, including Commercial Establishments;
d) Marriage Halls, Hotels / Restaurants, Ice-cream parlours, Coffee Shops, Guest Houses,
Internet / Cyber Cafes, Telephone Booths and Fax / Photocopy shops;
e) Automobile and all other types of repairs, servicing and maintenance centres (unless
specifically covered under another tariff category); Retail Gas Filling Stations, Petrol Pumps
& Service Stations, including Garages;
f) Tailoring Shops, Computer Training Institutes, Typing Institutes, Photo Laboratories,
Laundries, Beauty Parlours and Saloons;
g) Banks and ATM centres, Telephone Exchanges, TV Stations, Micro Wave Stations, Radio
Stations, Telecommunications Tower;
h) Common facilities, like Water Pumping / Lifts / Fire-Fighting Pumps and other equipment /
Street and other common area Lighting, etc., in Commercial Complexes;
i) Sports Clubs/facilities, Health Clubs/facilities, Gymnasiums, Swimming Pools not covered
under any other category;
j) External illumination of monuments/ historical/heritage buildings approved by Maharashtra
Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) or the concerned Local Authority;
k) Construction of all types of structures/ infrastructure such as buildings, bridges, fly-overs,
dams, Power Stations, roads, Aerodromes, tunnels for laying of pipelines for all purposes,
and which is not covered under the HT - Temporary category;
Note:
Residential LT consumers with consumption above 500 units per month (current month of
supply) and who undertake construction or renovation activity in their existing premises shall
not require a separate Temporary category connection but be billed at the LT-II Commercial
tariff;
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l) Milk Collection Centres;
m) Sewage Treatment Plant/ Common Effluent Treatment Plant for Commercial Complexes ,
not covered under the HT – PWW category or HT I - Industry
n) Stand-alone Research and Development units not covered under any other category;
o) Electrical Charging Centres for Vehicles; provided that, in case the consumer uses the
electricity for charging his own vehicle at his premises, the tariff shall be as per the category
applicable to such premises.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 230
per kVA
per month
0.07 9.85 (2.69)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note:
a) A consumer in the HT II category requiring single-point supply for the purpose of
downstream consumption by separately identifiable entities shall have to operate as a
Franchisee authorised as such by the Distribution Licensee; or such downstream entities
shall be required to take separate individual connections and be charged under the tariff
category applicable to them.
b) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
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HT III: HT - Group Housing Society (Residential)
Applicability:
Entities supplied electricity at a single point at High Voltage for residential purposes in
accordance with the Electricity (Removal of Difficulties) Eighth Order, 2005, in the following
cases:
a) a Co-operative Group Housing Society which owns the premises, for making electricity
available to the members of such Society residing in the same premises for residential purposes;
and
b) a person, for making electricity available to its employees residing in the same premises for
residential purposes.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 230
per kVA
per month
0.07 6.90 (1.43)
Note: *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
HT IV: HT - Public Water Works (PWW) and Sewage Treatment Plants
Applicability:
This tariff category is applicable for electricity / power supply at High Voltage for pumping of
water, purification of water and allied activities relating to Public Water Supply Schemes and
Sewage Treatment Plants, provided they are owned or operated or managed by Local Self-
Government Bodies (Gram Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis, ZillaParishads, Municipal Councils
and Corporations, etc.), or by Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP), Maharashtra Industries
Development Corporation (MIDC), Cantonment Boards and Housing Societies/complexes.
All other Public Water Supply Schemes and Sewage Treatment Plants (including allied
activities) shall not be eligible under this tariff category, but be billed at the tariff applicable to
the HT I or HT II categories, as the case may be.
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Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 230
per kVA
per month
0.07 8.40 (2.69)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note: *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
HT V- Railways/Metro/Monorail
This tariff category is applicable to power supply at High Voltage for Railways, Metro and
Monorail, including Stations and Shops, Workshops, Yards, etc.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 230
per kVA
per month
0.07 7.15 -
Note: *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
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HT VI - Public Services
HT VI – (A): HT - Government Educational Institutions and Hospitals
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity supply at High Voltage for Educational
Institutions, such as Schools and Colleges; Health Care facilities, such as Hospitals,
Dispensaries, Clinics, Primary Health Care Centres, Diagnostic Centres and Pathology
Laboratories; Libraries and public reading rooms - of the State or Central Government, Local
Self-Government bodies such as Municipalities, Zilla Parishads, Panchayat Samitis, Gram
Panchayats, etc;
It shall also be applicable for electricity used for Sports Clubs and facilities / Health Clubs and
facilities / Gymnasium / Swimming Pools attached to such Educational Institutions / Health Care
facilities, provided that they are situated in the same premises and are meant primarily for the
students / faculty/ employees/ patients of such Educational Institutions and Hospitals.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/
Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 230
per kVA
per month
0.07 8.90 (2.37)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note : *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
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HT VI - (B): Public Service - Others
This tariff category is applicable for electricity supply at High Voltage for
a) -- Educational Institutions, such as Schools and Colleges; Health Care facilities, such as
Hospitals, Dispensaries, Clinics, Primary Health Care Centres, Diagnostic Centres and
Pathology Laboratories; Libraries and public reading rooms - other than those of the State or
Central Government, Local Self-Government bodies such as Municipalities, Zilla Parishads,
Panchayat Samities, Gram Panchayats, etc.
- Sports Clubs and facilities / Health Clubs and facilities / Gymnasium / Swimming Pools
attached to such Educational Institutions / Health Care facilities, provided that they are
situated in the same premises and are meant primarily for their students / faculty/
employees/ patients;
b) all offices of Government and Municipal/ Local Authorities/ Local Self-Government bodies,
such as Municipalities, Zilla Parishads, Panchayat Samitis, Gram Panchayats; Police Stations
and Police Chowkies; Post Offices; Armed Forces/Defence and Para-Military establishments;
c) Service-oriented Spiritual Organisations;
d) State or Municipal/Local Authority Transport establishments, including their Workshops;
e) Fire Service Stations; Jails, Prisons; Courts.
f) Airports
g) Ports and Jetties
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Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 230
per kVA
per month
0.07 9.40 (2.37)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note :*: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
HT VII- HT - Temporary Supply
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity supply at High Voltage, for temporary use for a
period not exceeding one year, for public religious functions like Ganesh Utsav, Navaratri, Eid,
Moharrum, Ram Lila, Diwali, Christmas, Guru Nanak Jayanti, etc. or for areas where
community prayers are held; and for functions to commemorate anniversaries of personalities
and National or State events for which Public Holidays have been declared, such as Gandhi
Jayanti, Ambedkar Jayanti, Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti, Republic Day, Independence Day, etc.
This tariff category is also applicable for electricity supplied at High Voltage for Temporary use
for a period not exceeding one year for
a) Construction of all types of structures/ infrastructure such as buildings, bridges, fly-overs,
dams, Power Stations, roads, Aerodromes, tunnels for laying of pipelines for all purposes;
b) Any construction or renovation activity in existing premises;
c) Decorative lighting for exhibitions, circuses, film shootings, marriages, etc.,
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Consumption
Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 460
per connection
per month
0.07 10.40 (3.66)
Note:
a) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
b) Additional Fixed Charges of Rs. 230 per 10 kW load or part thereof above 10 kW load
shall be payable.
MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL CHARGES
Fuel Adjustment Charge (FAC) Component of Z-factor Charge
The Fuel Adjustment Charge (FAC) component of the Z-factor Charge will be determined in
accordance with the formula specified in the relevant Multi Year Tariff Regulations and any
directions that may be given by the Commission from time to time, and will be applicable to all
consumer categories for their entire consumption.
In case of any variation in the fuel prices and power purchase prices, the Distribution Licensee
shall pass on the adjustments through the FAC component of the Z-factor Charge accordingly.
The details of the applicable ZFAC for each month shall be available on the Distribution
Licensee’s website www.bestundertaking.com.
Electricity Duty and Tax on Sale of Electricity
Electricity Duty and Tax on Sale of Electricity shall be levied in addition to the tariffs approved
by the Commission, and in accordance with the Government of Maharashtra stipulations from
time to time. The rate and the reference number of the Government Resolution/ Order under
which the Electricity Duty and Tax on Sale of Electricity are applied shall be stated in the
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consumers’ energy bills. A copy of such Resolution / Order shall be provided on the Distribution
Licensee’s website www.bestundertaking.com.
Power Factor Computation
Where the average Power Factor measurement is not possible through the installed meter, the
following formula for calculating the average Power Factor during the billing period shall be
applied:
Power Factor Incentive
Applicable for HT-I :Industry, HT II - Commercial, HT-IV : PWW, HT V- Railways, Metro &
Monorail, HT-VI: Public Services [ HT VI (A) and HT VI (B)], HT VII - Temporary Supply,
LT II: Non-Residential/Commercial [LT II (B), LT II (C)] (for Contract Demand/Sanctioned
Load above 20 kW), LT III (B): Industry above 20 kW, LT IV- PWW, LT VII (B) – Temporary
Supply (Others) , and LT IX : Public Service [LT IX (A) and LT IX (B)] having contract
demand/sanctioned load above 20 kW.
Whenever the average Power Factor is more than 0.95, an incentive shall be given at the rate of
the following percentages of the amount of the monthly electricity bill, excluding Taxes and
Duties:
Sl. Range of Power Factor Power Factor Level Incentive
1 0.951 to 0.954 0.95 0%
2 0.955 to 0.964 0.96 1%
3 0.965 to 0.974 0.97 2%
4 0.975 to 0.984 0.98 3%
5 0.985 to 0.994 0.99 5%
6 0.995 to 1.000 1.00 7%
Note: Power Factor shall be measured/computed upto 3 decimals, after universal rounding off.
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Power Factor Penalty
Applicable for HT-I :Industry, HT II - Commercial, HT-IV : PWW, HT V- Railways, Metro &
Monorail, HT-VI: Public Services [ HT VI (A) and HT VI (B)], HT VII - Temporary Supply,
LT II: Non-Residential/Commercial [LT II (B), LT II (C)] (for Contract Demand/Sanctioned
Load above 20 kW), LT III (B): Industry above 20 kW, LT IV : PWW, LT VII (B) – Temporary
Supply (Others) , and LT IX : Public Service [LT IX (A) and LT IX (B)] having contract
demand/sanctioned load above 20 kW.
Whenever the average PF is less than 0.9, penal charges shall be levied at the rate of the
following percentages of the amount of the monthly electricity bill, excluding Taxes and Duties:
Sl. Range of Power Factor Power Factor Level Penalty
1 0.895 to 0.900 0.90 0%
2 0.885 to 0.894 0.89 2%
3 0.875 to 0.884 0.88 3%
4 0.865 to 0.874 0.87 4%
5 0.855 to 0.864 0.86 5%
6 0.845 to 0.854 0.85 6%
7 0.835 to 0.844 0.84 7%
8 0.825 to 0.834 0.83 8%
9 0.815 to 0.824 0.82 9%
10 0.805 to 0.814 0.81 10%
... ... ... ...
Note: Power Factor shall be measured/computed upto 3 decimals, after universal rounding off.
Prompt Payment Discount
A prompt payment discount of one percent of the monthly bill (excluding Taxes and Duties)
shall be provided to consumers for payment of electricity bills within 7 days from the date of
their issue.
Delayed Payment Charges
In case the electricity bill is not paid within the due date mentioned on the bill, delayed payment
charges of 1.25 percent shall be levied on the total amount of the electricity bill (including Taxes
and Duties).
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Rate of Interest on Arrears
The rate of interest chargeable on the arrears of payment of billed dues shall be as given below:
Sr.
No.
Delay in Payment (months) Interest Rate
per annum (%)
1 Payment made after 60 days and before 90 days from the
date of billing 12%
2 Payment made after 90 days and up to 180 days from the
date of billing 15%
3 Payment made after 180 days from the date of billing 18%
Load Factor Incentive
Consumers having Load Factor above 75% and upto 85% will be entitled to an incentive in the
form of a rebate of 0.75% on the Energy Charges for every percentage point increase in Load
Factor from 75% to 85%. Consumers having a Load Factor above 85 % will be entitled to a
rebate of 1% on the Energy Charges for every percentage point increase in Load Factor from
85%. The total rebate will be subject to a ceiling of 15% of the Energy Charges applicable to the
consumer.
This incentive is applicable only to consumers in the tariff categories HT I: Industry, HT II:
Commercial and HT VI: Public Services - HT VI (A) and HT VI (B) only.
The Load Factor incentive will be available only if the consumer has no arrears with the
Distribution Licensee, and payment is made within seven days from the date of the electricity
bill. However, it will be available to consumers in whose case payment of arrears in instalments
has been allowed by the Distribution Licensee, and such payment is being made as scheduled.
the Distribution Licensee shall take a commercial decision on the schedule for such payments.
The Load Factor is to be computed as follows:
Load Factor = Consumption during the month in MU
Maximum Consumption possible during the month in MU
Maximum consumption possible = Contract Demand (kVA) x Actual Power Factor
x (Total no. of hours during the month, less planned load shedding hours*)
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* - Interruption/non-supply to the extent of 60 hours in a 30-day month.
In case the Billing Demand exceeds the Contract Demand in any particular month, the Load
Factor Incentive will not be payable in that month. (The Billing Demand definition excludes the
demand recorded during the non-peak hours, i.e. 22:00 hrs to 06:00 hrs and, therefore, even if the
Maximum Demand exceeds the Contract Demand in that period, Load Factor Incentive would be
applicable. However, the consumer would be subject to and shall have to pay the penal charges
applicable for exceeding such Contract Demand.
Penalty for exceeding Contract Demand
In case a consumer (availing Demand-based Tariff) exceeds his Contract Demand, he will be
billed at the applicable Demand Charge rate for the Demand actually recorded, and also be
charged an additional amount at the rate of 150% of the applicable Demand Charge (only for the
Demand in excess of the Contract Demand).
Under these circumstances, the consumer shall not be liable for any other action under Section
126 of the EA, 2003, since the penal additional Demand Charge provides for the penalty that the
consumer is liable to pay for exceeding his Contract Demand. In case a consumer exceeds his
Contract Demand on more than three occasions in a calendar year, the action to be taken would
be governed by the provisions of the Supply Code Regulations.
Additional Demand Charges for Consumers having Captive Power Plant
For consumers having a Captive Power Plant, additional Demand Charges at the rate of Rs.
20/kVA/month shall be payable only on the extent of the Stand-by demand component and not
on the entire Contract Demand. The additional Demand Charges will be levied on the Stand-by
component only if the consumer’s demand exceeds his Contract Demand.
EHV Rebate
In the event that power is supplied at 66 kV and above, the consumer shall be provided a rebate
of 2% of the monthly Energy Charges specifically approved in the Tariff Schedule.
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Consumers’ Security Deposit
1) Subject to the provisions of Section 47(5) of the Electricity Act, 2003, the Distribution
Licensee shall require any person to whom supply of electricity has been sanctioned to
deposit an amount as security in accordance with the provisions of Section 47(1) (a).
2) The amount of the Security Deposit shall be equal to the average of three months’ of
billing or the billing cycle period, whichever is lesser. For determining the average
billing, the average of the billing to the consumer for the last twelve months or, where
supply has been provided for a shorter period, the average of the billing of such shorter
period, shall be considered
3) Where the Distribution Licensee requires security from a consumer at the time of
commencement of service, the amount of such security shall be estimated based on the
tariff category and Contract Demand/Sanctioned Load, Load Factor, diversity factor and
number of working shifts of the consumer.
4) BEST shall re-calculate the amount of Security Deposit payable, based on the actual
billing of the consumer, once in each financial year.
5) Where the amount of Security Deposit maintained by the consumer is higher than the
security required to be maintained under the Supply Code Regulations, the Distribution
Licensee shall refund the excess amount to the consumer in a single instalment.
6) Such refund shall be made upon a request of the person who gave the security, and with
intimation to the consumer if different from such person; and shall be made, at the option
of such person, by way of adjustment in the next bill or by way of a separate cheque
payment within 30 days from the receipt of such request;
7) No refund shall be required to be made where the amount of refund does not exceed 10%
of the amount of the Security Deposit required to be maintained by the consumer or Rs
300/-, whichever is higher.
8) Where the amount of security re-assessed as above is higher than the Security Deposit of
the consumer, the Distribution Licensee shall be entitled to raise a demand for additional
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security deposit. The consumer shall be given not less than 30 days to deposit the
additional security pursuant to such demand.
9) Upon termination of supply, the Distribution Licensee shall, after recovery of all amounts
due, refund the remaining amount of security to the person who deposited it, with
intimation to the consumer if different from such person.
10) A consumer - (i) with a consumption of electricity of not less than one lakh kilo-Watt
hours per month; and (ii) with no undisputed sums payable to the Distribution Licensee
under Section 56 of the Electricity Act, 2003 may, at the option of such consumer,
deposit security by way of cash, irrevocable letter of credit or unconditional Bank
Guarantee issued by a scheduled commercial Bank.
11) The Distribution Licensee shall pay interest on the amount of Security Deposit in cash
(including by cheque or demand draft) at the Base Rate of State Bank of India as on 1st
April of the financial year for which the interest is payable, plus 150 basis points,
provided that the amount of such cash Deposit maintained by the consumer is at least Rs.
50/-.
12) Interest on the Security Deposit made in cash shall be payable from the date of its deposit
by the consumer till the date of dispatch of the refund by the Distribution Licensee.
Definitions
Maximum Demand
Maximum Demand in kilo-Watts or kilo-Volt Amperes, in relation to any period shall, unless
otherwise provided in any general or specific Order of the Commission, mean twice the highest
number of kilo-watt-hours or kilo-Volt Ampere hours supplied and taken during any consecutive
thirty minute blocks in that period.
Contract Demand
Contract Demand means the demand in kilo-Watt (kW) or kilo–Volt Amperes (kVA), mutually
agreed between the Distribution Licensee and the consumer as entered into in the agreement or
agreed through other written communication. (For conversion of kW into kVA, the Power Factor
of 0.80 shall be applied.)
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Sanctioned Load
Sanctioned Load means the load in kW mutually agreed between the Distribution Licensee and
the consumer.
Billing Demand - LT tariff categories
Monthly Billing Demand will be the higher of the following:
a) 65% of the actual Maximum Demand recorded in the month during 0600 hours
to 2200 hours;
b) 40% of the Contract Demand.
Note:
- Only the Demand registered during the period 0600 to 2200 Hrs. will be considered for
determination of the Billing Demand.
- In case of a change in Contract Demand, the above period will be reckoned from the
month following the month in which the change in Contract Demand is effected.
Billing Demand - HT tariff categories
Monthly Billing Demand will be the higher of the following:
a) Actual Maximum Demand recorded in the month during 0600 hours to 2200
hours;
b) 75% of the highest Billing Demand recorded during the preceding eleven
months, subject to the limit of Contract Demand;
c) 50% of the Contract Demand.
Note:
- Only the Demand registered during the period 0600 to 2200 Hrs. will be considered for
determination of the Billing Demand.
- In case of a change in Contract Demand, the above period will be reckoned from the
month following the month in which the change of Contract Demand is effected.
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BRIHANMUMBAI ELECTRIC SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT UNDERTAKING
SCHEDULE OF ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
(With effect from 1 April, 2017)
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission, in exercise of the powers vested in it under
Sections 61 and 62 of the Electricity Act, 2003 and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, has
determined, by its Multi Year Tariff Order dated 28 October, 2016 in Case No.33 of 2016, the
tariff for supply of electricity by the Distribution Licensee, Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and
Transport Undertaking (BEST) to various classes of consumers as applicable from 1 April,
2017. The Commission has issued Corrigendum Order in Case No. 33 of 2016 on 17 November,
2016.
General
1. These tariffs supersede all tariffs so far in force.
2. All changes mentioned in the Commissions’ Corrigendum Order dated 17th
November,
2016, have been incorporated in this Tariff Booklet.
3. The Tariffs are subject to revision and/or surcharge that may be levied by the Distribution
Licensee from time to time as per the directives of the Commission.
4. The tariffs are exclusive of the separate Electricity Duty, Tax on Sale of Electricity and
other levies by the Government or other competent authorities, which will be payable by
consumers over and above the tariffs.
5. The tariffs are applicable for supply at one point only.
6. The Distribution Licensee may measure the Maximum Demand for any period shorter
than 30 minutes of maximum use, subject to conformity with the Commission’s
Electricity Supply Code Regulations, where it considers that there are considerable load
fluctuations in operation.
7. The tariffs are subject to the provisions of the applicable Regulations and any directions
that may be issued by the Commission from time to time.
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8. Unless specifically stated to the contrary, the figures of Energy Charge and Wheeling
Charge are denominated in Rupees per unit (kWh) for the energy consumed during the
month.
9. Fuel Adjustment Charge (FAC) as may be approved by the Commission from time to
time shall be applicable to all categories of consumers and be in addition to the base
tariffs, on the basis of the FAC formula specified by the Commission and computed on a
monthly basis.
LOW TENSION (LT) TARIFF
LT I (A): LT – Residential (BPL)
Applicability:
This Below Poverty Line (BPL) tariff category is applicable to Residential consumers who have
a Sanctioned Load upto 0.25 kW and who have consumed upto 360 units per annum in the
previous financial year. The eligibility of such consumers will be reassessed at the end of each
financial year. If more than 360 units have been consumed in the previous financial year, the LTI
(B) - Residential tariff shall thereafter be applicable, and such consumer cannot revert thereafter
to the BPL category irrespective of his future consumption level.
The categorisation of BPL consumers will be reassessed at the end of the financial year on a pro
rata basis if there has been consumption for only a part of the year The categorisation of BPL
consumers who have been added during the previous year would be assessed on a pro rata basis,
i.e., 30 units per month.
This BPL category will also be applicable to all new consumers subsequently added in any
month with a Sanctioned Load of upto 0.25 kW and consumption between 1 to 30 units (on pro
rata basis of 1 unit/day) in the first billing month.
The BPL tariff is applicable only to individuals and not to institutions.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed /Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
BPL Category 10.00 1.44 1.00 (0.17)
Note: *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
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LT I (B): LT – Residential
This tariff category is applicable for electricity used at Low/Medium Voltage for operating
various appliances used for purposes such as lighting, heating, cooling, cooking,
washing/cleaning, entertainment/leisure, water pumping in the following premises:
a) Private residential premises, Government/semi-Government residential quarters;
b) Premises used exclusively for worship, such as temples, gurudwaras, churches, mosques,
etc.; provided that halls, gardens or any other part of such premises that may be let out for a
consideration or used for commercial activities would be charged at the applicable LT-II
tariff;
c) All Students Hostels affiliated to Educational Institutions;
d) All other Students’ or Working Men/Women’s Hostels;
e) Other types of Homes/Hostels, such as (i) Homes/Hostels for Destitutes, Disabled Persons
(physically or mentally handicapped persons, etc.) and mentally ill persons (ii) Remand
Homes (iii) Dharamshalas, (iv) Rescue Homes, (v) Orphanages - subject to verification and
confirmation by the Distribution Licensee’s concerned Zonal Chief Engineer or equivalent;
f) Government / Private / Co-operative Housing Colonies/complexes (where electricity is used
exclusively for domestic purposes) only for common facilities such as Water Pumping /
Street and other common area Lighting / Lifts /Parking Lots/ Fire-fighting Pumps and other
equipment, etc.;
g) Sports Clubs or facilities / Health Clubs or facilities / Gymnasium / Swimming Pool /
Community Hall of Government / Private / Co-operative Housing Colonies/complexes -
provided that they are situated in the same premises, and are for the exclusive use of the
members and employees of such Housing Colonies/complexes;
h) Telephone booths owned/operated by Persons with Disabilities/Handicapped persons;
i) Residential premises used by professionals like Lawyers, Doctors, Engineers, Chartered
Accountants, etc., in furtherance of their professional activities, but not including Nursing
Homes and Surgical Wards or Hospitals;
j) Single-phase household Flour Mills (Ghar-ghanti) used only for captive purposes;
k) A residential LT consumer with consumption upto 500 units per month (current month of
supply) who undertakes construction or renovation activity in his existing premises: such
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consumer shall not require a separate temporary connection, and would be billed at this
Residential tariff rate;
Note:
This tariff category shall also be applicable to consumers who are supplied power at High
Voltage for any of the purposes (a) to (k) above.
l) Consumers undertaking business or commercial / industrial / non-residential activities from a
part of their residence, whose monthly consumption is upto 300 units a month and annual
consumption in the previous financial year was upto 3600 units. The applicability of this
tariff to such consumers will be assessed at the end of each financial year. In case
consumption has exceeded 3600 units in the previous financial year, the consumer will
thereafter not be eligible for the tariff under this category but be charged at the tariff
otherwise applicable for such consumption, with prior intimation to him.
m) Entities supplied electricity at a single point at Low/Medium Voltage for residential
purposes, in accordance with the Electricity (Removal of Difficulties) Eighth Order, 2005, in
the following cases:
(i) a Co-operative Group Housing Society which owns the premises, for making electricity
available to the members of such Society residing in the same premises for residential
purposes; and
(ii)a person, for making electricity available to its employees residing in the same premises
for residential purposes.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
0-100 units Rs. 50 per month $$
1.44 1.80 (0.78)
101 – 300 units Rs. 80 per month
$$
1.44 4.00 (1.46)
301 – 500 units 1.44 6.80 (2.04)
Above 500 units
(balance units) Rs. 105 per month
$$ 1.44 8.80 (2.63)
Note:
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a) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
b) $$:The above Fixed Charges are for single-phase connections. A Fixed Charge of Rs.
_105 per month will be levied on Residential consumers availing 3-phase supply. An
Additional Fixed Charge of Rs._105 per 10 kW load or part thereof above 10 kW load
shall also be payable.
c) Professionals like Lawyers, Doctors, Professional Engineers, Chartered Accountants, etc.,
occupying premises exclusively for conducting their profession, shall not be eligible for
this tariff, and will be charged at the tariff applicable to the respective categories.
LT II: LT – Non-Residential or Commercial
Applicability:
This tariff category is applicable for electricity used at Low/Medium voltage in non-residential,
non-industrial and/or commercial premises for commercial consumption meant for operating
various appliances used for purposes such as lighting, heating, cooling, cooking,
washing/cleaning, entertainment/ leisure and water pumping in, but not limited to, the following
premises:
a) Non-Residential, Commercial and Business premises, including Shopping Malls and
Showrooms;
b) Combined lighting and power supply for facilities relating to Entertainment, including film
studios, cinemas and theatres (including multiplexes), Hospitality, Leisure, Meeting/Town
Halls, and places of Recreation and Public Entertainment;
c) Offices, including Commercial Establishments;
d) Marriage Halls, Hotels / Restaurants, Ice-cream parlours, Coffee Shops, Guest Houses,
Internet / Cyber Cafes, Telephone Booths not covered under the LT I category, and Fax /
Photocopy shops;
e) Automobile and all other types of repairs, servicing and maintenance centres (unless
specifically covered under another tariff category); Retail Gas Filling Stations, Petrol Pumps
and Service Stations, including Garages;
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f) Tailoring Shops, Computer Training Institutes, Typing Institutes, Photo Laboratories,
Laundries, Beauty Parlours and Saloons;
g) Banks and ATM centres, Telephone Exchanges, TV Stations, Microwave Stations, Radio
Stations, Telecommunications Towers;
h) Common facilities, like Water Pumping / Lifts / Fire-Fighting Pumps and other equipment /
Street and other common area Lighting, etc., in Commercial Complexes;
i) Sports Clubs/facilities, Health Clubs/facilities, Gymnasiums, Swimming Pools not covered
under any other category;
j) External illumination of monuments/ historical/ heritage buildings approved by Maharashtra
Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) or the concerned Local Authority;
k) Construction of all types of structures/ infrastructure such as buildings, bridges, fly-overs,
dams, Power Stations, roads, Aerodromes, tunnels for laying of pipelines for all purposes,
and which is not covered under the Temporary tariff category;
Note: Residential LT consumers with consumption above 500 units per month (current
month of supply) and who undertake construction or renovation activity in their existing
premises shall not require a separate Temporary category connection, and shall be billed at
the LT-II Commercial Tariff rate;
l) Milk Collection Centres;
m) Sewage Treatment Plants/ Common Effluent Treatment Plants for Commercial Complexes
not covered under the LT – Public Water Works or LT – Industry categories;
n) Stand-alone Research and Development units not covered under any other category;
o) Electrical Charging Centres for Vehicles; provided that, in case the consumer uses the
electricity for charging his own vehicle at his premises, the tariff applicable shall be as per
the category of such premises.
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Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/
Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
(A) 0-20 kW
0-500 units Rs. 290
per month
1.44 6.90 (2.10)
Above 500 units 1.44 8.30 (3.12)
(B) > 20 kW and ≤ 50 kW Rs. 240
per kVA
per month
1.44 7.10 (3.05)
(C ) > 50 kW 1.44 7.85 (3.09)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base Tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note:
*: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on Appeal
No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in Appeal
No. 155 of 2013
The ToD tariff is applicable to the LT-II (B) and (C) categories, and optionally available to LT-
II (A) category consumers having ToD meter installed.
LT III: LT- Industry:
LT III (A): LT - Industry upto 20 kW load
LT III (B): LT - Industry, above 20 kW load
Applicability:
This tariff category is applicable for electricity for Industrial use, at Low/Medium Voltage, for
purposes of manufacturing and processing, including electricity used within such premises for
general lighting, heating/cooling, etc.
It is also applicable for use of electricity / power supply for Administrative Offices / Canteens,
Recreation Hall / Sports Club or facilities / Health Club or facilities/ Gymnasium / Swimming
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Pool exclusively meant for employees of the industry; lifts, water pumps, fire-fighting pumps
and equipment, street and common area lighting; Research and Development units, etc. -
Provided that all such facilities are situated within the same industrial premises and supplied
power from the same point of supply;
This tariff category shall also be applicable for use of electricity / power supply by an
Information Technology (IT) or IT-enabled Services (ITeS) Unit as defined in the applicable
IT/ITeS Policy of Government of Maharashtra. Where such Unit does not hold the relevant
permanent registration Certificate, the tariff shall be as per the LT II category, and the LT III
tariff shall apply to it after receipt of such permanent registration Certificate and till it is valid.
It shall also be applicable for use of electricity / power supply for (but not limited to) the
following purposes:
a) Flour Mill, Dal Mill, Rice Mill, Poha Mill, Masala Mill, Saw Mill;
b) Ice Factory, Ice-cream manufacturing units, Milk Processing / Chilling Plants (Dairy);
c) Engineering Workshops, Engineering Goods Manufacturing units; Printing Presses;
Transformer Repair Workshops; Tyre Retreading units; and Vulcanizing units;
d) Mining, Quarrying and Stone Crushing units;
e) Garment Manufacturing units;
f) LPG/CNG bottling plants, etc.;
g) Sewage Treatment Plant/ Common Effluent Treatment Plant for industries, and not covered
under the LT – Public Water Works category
h) Start-up power for Generating Plants, i.e. the power required for trial run of a Power Plant
during commissioning of the Unit and its Auxiliaries, and for its start-up after planned or
forced outage (but not for construction);
i) Brick Kiln (Bhatti);
j) Biotechnology Industries covered under the Biotechnology Policy of Government of
Maharashtra;
k) Cold Storages not covered under LT X (B) – Agriculture (Others);
l) Food (including seafood) Processing units.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs. /kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
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Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs. /kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
LT III (A): 0-20 kW
0-500 units Rs. 290
per month
1.44 6.50 (1.99)
Above 500 units 1.44 7.70 (2.78)
LT III (B): Above 20 kW Rs. 240
per kVA
per month
1.44 6.40 (2.48)
TOD Tariffs ( Optional – in addition to above base Tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note:
a) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on Appeal
No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
b) The ToD Tariff is compulsorily applicable to LT III (B) (i.e., above 20 kW), and optionally
available to LT- III (A) (i.e., up to 20 kW) having ToD meter installed.
LT IV: LT-Public Water Works (PWW) and Sewage Treatment Plants
Applicability:
This tariff category is applicable for electricity / power supply at Low / Medium Voltage for
pumping of water, purification of water and allied activities relating to Public Water Supply
Schemes and Sewage Treatment Plants, provided they are owned or operated or managed by
Local Self-Government Bodies (Gram Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis, ZillaParishads, Municipal
Councils and Corporations, etc.), or by Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP), Maharashtra
Industries Development Corporation (MIDC), Cantonment Boards and Housing
Societies/complexes.
All other Public Water Supply Schemes and Sewage Treatment Plants (including allied
activities) shall be billed under the LT II or LT III category tariff, as the case may be.
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Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 240
per kVA
per month
1.44 6.45 (2.10)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note: *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
The ToD Tariff is compulsorily applicable to the LT IV category with Contract Demand /
Sanctioned Load above 20 kW; and optionally available to the LT IV category with Contract
Demand / Sanctioned Load upto 20 kW having ToD meter installed.
LT V: LT - Advertisements and Hoardings
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for use of electricity at Low/ Medium Voltage for
advertisements, hoardings (including hoardings fixed on lamp posts/installed along roadsides),
and other commercial illumination such as external flood-lights, displays, neon signs at
departmental stores, malls, multiplexes, theatres, clubs, hotels and other such establishments;
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Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed /
Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 470
per month 1.44 9.60 (4.49)
Note:
a) Consumers availing power supply at High Voltage for any of the above purposes shall be
billed as per the tariff of this LT category.
b) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
c) This category is not applicable to use of electricity specifically covered under the LT-II
category; or to electricity used for the external illumination of monuments and
historical/heritage buildings approved by MTDC or the concerned Local Authority,
which shall be covered under the LT-II category depending upon the Sanctioned Load.
d) The electricity used for indicating/ displaying the name and other details of the premises
shall be covered under the category of such premises, and not under this tariff category.
LT VI: LT- Street Lights
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for the electricity used for lighting of public streets/
thoroughfares which are open for use by the general public, at Low / Medium Voltage, and also
at High Voltage.
Street lights in residential complexes, commercial complexes, industrial premises, etc. will be
billed at the tariff of the respective applicable categories.
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This category is also applicable for use of electricity / power supply at Low / Medium Voltage or
at High Voltage for (but not limited to) the following purposes, irrespective of who owns,
operates or maintains these facilities:
a) Lighting in Public Gardens (i.e. which are open to the general public free of charge);
b) Traffic Signals and Traffic Islands;
c) Public Sanitary Conveniences;
d) Public Water Fountains; and
e) Such other public places open to the general public free of charge.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed / Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 240
per kVA
per month
1.44 6.20 (2.16)
Note:
a) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
b) The above street and other lighting facilities having ‘Automatic Timers’ for switching
On/Off would be levied Demand Charges on the lower of the following–
i) 50 percent of ‘Contract Demand’ or
ii) Actual ‘Recorded Demand’.
LT VII: LT - Temporary Supply
LT VII (A): LT - Temporary Supply - Religious (TSR)
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity supply at Low/Medium voltage for temporary
purposes for public religious functions like Ganesh Utsav, Navaratri, Eid, Moharrum, Ram Lila,
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Diwali, Christmas, Guru Nanak Jayanti, etc., and for areas where community prayers are held;
and for functions to commemorate anniversaries of personalities and National or State events for
which Public Holidays have been declared, such as Gandhi Jayanti, Ambedkar Jayanti,
Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti, Republic Day, Independence Day, etc.
LT VII (B): LT - Temporary Supply - Others (TSO)
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity used at Low/Medium voltage for Temporary use
for a period not exceeding one year, other than for the religious or commemorative
purposes covered under LT VII (A), for
a) Construction of all types of structures/ infrastructure such as buildings, bridges, fly-overs,
dams, Power Stations, roads, Aerodromes, tunnels for laying of pipelines;
b) Any construction or renovation activity in existing premises;
c) Decorative lighting for exhibitions, circuses, film shootings, marriages, etc.,
d) Any other activity not covered under LT VII (A).
Consumption Slab
(kWh)
Fixed/Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
( Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
LT VII (A) – All Units Rs. 240
per connection
per month
1.44 3.70 (1.23)
LT VII (B) – All Units Rs. 470
per connection
per month
1.44 8.90 (3.59)
Note:
(a) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014
in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
(b) For LT VII (B), Additional Fixed Charges of Rs. 240 per 10 kW load or part thereof above
10 kW load shall be payable.
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(c) Electricity used at Low / Medium Voltage for operating Fire-Fighting pumps and equipment
in residential or other premises shall be charged as per the tariff category applicable to such
premises.
LT VIII: LT- Crematoriums and Burial Grounds
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity used at Low/Medium Voltage in Crematoriums
and Burial Grounds for all purposes, including lighting.
However, it will be applicable only to the portion of the premises catering to such activities. In
case a part of the area is being used for other purposes, a separate meter will have to be provided
for such purposes and the consumption charged at the applicable tariff.
Consumption Slab
(kWh)
Fixed/Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
( Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 240
per connection
per month
1.44 4.45 (1.18)
Note: *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
LT IX: Public Services
LT IX (A): LT - Government Educational Institutions and Hospitals
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity supply at Low/Medium Voltage for Educational
Institutions, such as Schools and Colleges; Health Care facilities, such as Hospitals,
Dispensaries, Clinics, Primary Health Care Centres, Diagnostic Centres and Pathology
Laboratories; Libraries and public reading rooms - of the State or Central Government or Local
Self-Government bodies such as Municipalities, Zilla Parishads, Panchayat Samitis, Gram
Panchayats, etc;
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It shall also be applicable for electricity used for Sports Clubs and facilities / Health Clubs and
facilities / Gymnasium / Swimming Pools attached to such Educational Institutions / Hospitals,
provided that they are situated in the same premises and are meant primarily for their students /
faculty/ employees/ patients.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 290
per month 1.44 7.15 (2.60)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note: *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
The ToD Tariff is compulsorily applicable to the LT IX (A) category with Contract
Demand / Sanctioned Load above 20 kW; and optionally available to the LT IX (A) category
with Contract Demand / Sanctioned Load upto 20 kW having ToD meter installed.
LT IX (B): LT - Public Services - Others
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity supply at Low/Medium Voltage for
a) -- Educational Institutions, such as Schools and Colleges; Health Care facilities, such as
Hospitals, Dispensaries, Clinics, Primary Health Care Centres, Diagnostic Centres and
Pathology Laboratories; Libraries and public reading rooms - other than those of the State or
Central Government or Local Self-Government bodies such as Municipalities, Zilla
Parishads, Panchayat Samitis, Gram Panchayats, etc.
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-- Sports Clubs and facilities / Health Clubs and facilities / Gymnasium / Swimming Pools
attached to such Educational Institutions /Health Care facilities, provided that they are
situated in the same premises and are meant primarily for their students / faculty/ employees/
patients;
b) all offices of Government and Municipal/ Local Authorities/ Local Self-Government bodies,
such as Municipalities, ZillaParishads, Panchayat Samitis, Gram Panchayats; Police Stations
and Police Chowkies; Post Offices; Armed Forces/Defence and Para-Military establishments;
c) Service-oriented Spiritual Organisations;
d) State or Municipal/Local Authority Transport establishments, including their Workshops;
e) Fire Service Stations; Jails, Prisons; Courts;
f) Airports;
g) Ports and Jetties;
h) Railway/Metro/Monorail Stations, including Shops, Workshops, Yards, etc, if the supply is at
Low/ Medium Voltage.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 290
per month 1.44 7.85 (2.60)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note: *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
The ToD Tariff is compulsorily applicable to the LT IX (B) category with Contract
Demand / Sanctioned Load above 20 kW; and optionally available to the LT IX (B) category
with Contract Demand / Sanctioned Load upto 20 kW having ToD meter installed.
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LT X (A): LT - Agriculture - Pumpsets
Applicability:
This tariff category is applicable for motive power supplied for agricultural metered pumping
loads, and for one lamp of wattage up to 40 to be connected to the motive power circuit for use
in pump-houses at Low/Medium Voltage.
It is also applicable for power supply for cane crushers and/or fodder cutters for self-use for
agricultural processing operations, but not for operating a flour mill, oil mill or expeller in the
same premises, either operated by a separate motor or a change of belt drive.
Consumption
Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 30
per HP
per month
1.75 2.50 -
Note:
(a) Consumers who avail power supply at High Voltage for the above purposes shall also be
billed as per this tariff category.
(b) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
LT X (B): LT – Agriculture– Others
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for use of electricity / power supply at Low / Medium Voltage
for:
a) Pre-cooling plants and cold storage units for Agricultural Products – processed or otherwise;
b) Poultries exclusively undertaking layer and broiler activities, including Hatcheries;
c) High-Technology Agriculture (i.e. Tissue Culture, Green House, Mushroom cultivation
activities), provided the power supply is exclusively utilized for purposes directly concerned
with the crop cultivation process, and not for any engineering or industrial process;
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d) Floriculture, Horticulture, Nurseries, Plantations, Aquaculture, Sericulture, Cattle Breeding
Farms, etc;
Consumption
Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 75
per kW
per month
1.75 4.00 -
Note:
a) Consumers who avail power supply at High Voltage for the above purposes shall also be
billed as per this tariff category.
b) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
HIGH TENSION (HT) TARIFF
HT I: HT – Industry
Applicability:
This tariff category is applicable for electricity for Industrial use at High Voltage for purposes of
manufacturing and processing, including electricity used within such premises for general
lighting, heating/cooling, etc.
It is also applicable for use of electricity / power supply for Administrative Offices / Canteen,
Recreation Hall / Sports Club or facilities / Health Club or facilities/ Gymnasium / Swimming
Pool exclusively meant for employees of the industry; lifts, water pumps, fire-fighting pumps
and equipment, street and common area lighting; Research and Development units, etc. -
Provided that all such facilities are situated within the same industrial premises and supplied
power from the same point of supply.
This tariff category shall be applicable for use of electricity / power supply by an Information
Technology (IT) or IT-enabled Services (ITeS) Unit as defined in the applicable IT/ITes Policy
of Government of Maharashtra. Where such Unit does not hold the relevant permanent
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registration Certificate, the tariff shall be as per the HT II category, and the HT I tariff shall
apply to it after receipt of such permanent registration Certificate and till it is valid.
It shall also be applicable for use of electricity / power supply for (but not limited to) the
following purposes:
a) Flour Mills, Dal Mills, Rice Mills, Poha Mills, Masala Mills, Saw Mills;
b) Ice Factories, Ice-cream manufacturing units, Milk Processing / Chilling Plants (Dairy);
c) Engineering Workshops, Engineering Goods manufacturing units; Printing Presses;
Transformer Repair Workshops; Tyre Retreading units, and Vulcanizing units;
d) Mining, Quarrying and Stone Crushing units;
e) Garment Manufacturing units
f) LPG/CNG bottling plants, etc.;
g) Sewage Treatment Plant/ Common Effluent Treatment Plant for industries, and not covered
under the HT – PWW category
h) Start-up power for Generating Plants, i.e., the power required for trial run of a Power Plant
during commissioning of the Unit and its Auxiliaries, and for its start-up after planned or
forced outage (but not for construction);
i) Brick Kiln (Bhatti);
j) Biotechnology Industries covered under the Biotechnology Policy of Government of
Maharashtra;
k) Cold Storages not covered under LT X (B)– Agriculture (Others);
l) Food (including Seafood) Processing units.
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Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 240
per kVA
per month
0.07 8.45 (2.26)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base Tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note:
a) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
b) Demand Charge shall be applicable at the rate of 25% of the above rates on the start-up
demand contracted by the Power Plant (as referred to at (h) above) with the Distribution
Licensee
HT II: HT- Commercial
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity used at High Voltage in non-residential, non-
industrial and/or commercial premises for commercial consumption meant for operating various
appliances used for purposes such as lighting, heating, cooling, cooking, washing/cleaning,
entertainment/ leisure and water pumping in, but not limited to, the following premises:
a) Non-Residential, Commercial and Business premises, including Shopping Malls and
Showrooms;
b) Combined lighting and power services for facilities relating to Entertainment, including film
studios, cinemas and theatres (including multiplexes), Hospitality, Leisure, Meeting/Town
Halls, and places of Recreation and Public Entertainment;
c) Offices, including Commercial Establishments;
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d) Marriage Halls, Hotels / Restaurants, Ice-cream parlours, Coffee Shops, Guest Houses,
Internet / Cyber Cafes, Telephone Booths and Fax / Photocopy shops;
e) Automobile and all other types of repairs, servicing and maintenance centres (unless
specifically covered under another tariff category); Retail Gas Filling Stations, Petrol Pumps
& Service Stations, including Garages; -
f) Tailoring Shops, Computer Training Institutes, Typing Institutes, Photo Laboratories,
Laundries, Beauty Parlours and Saloons;
g) Banks and ATM centres, Telephone Exchanges, TV Stations, Micro Wave Stations, Radio
Stations, Telecommunications Tower;
h) Common facilities, like Water Pumping / Lifts / Fire-Fighting Pumps and other equipment /
Street and other common area Lighting, etc., in Commercial Complexes;
i) Sports Clubs/facilities, Health Clubs/facilities, Gymnasiums, Swimming Pools not covered
under any other category;
j) External illumination of monuments/ historical/heritage buildings approved by Maharashtra
Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) or the concerned Local Authority;
k) Construction of all types of structures/ infrastructure such as buildings, bridges, fly-overs,
dams, Power Stations, roads, Aerodromes, tunnels for laying of pipelines for all purposes,
and which is not covered under the HT - Temporary category;
Note:
Residential LT consumers with consumption above 500 units per month (current month of
supply) and who undertake construction or renovation activity in their existing premises shall
not require a separate Temporary category connection but be billed at the LT-II Commercial
tariff;
l) Milk Collection Centres;
m) Sewage Treatment Plant/ Common Effluent Treatment Plant for Commercial Complexes ,
not covered under the HT – PWW category or HT I - Industry
n) Stand-alone Research and Development units not covered under any other category;
o) Electrical Charging Centres for Vehicles; provided that, in case the consumer uses the
electricity for charging his own vehicle at his premises, the tariff shall be as per the category
applicable to such premises.
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Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 240
per kVA
per month
0.07 9.05 (2.43)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note:
a) A consumer in the HT II category requiring single-point supply for the purpose of
downstream consumption by separately identifiable entities shall have to operate as a
Franchisee authorised as such by the Distribution Licensee; or such downstream entities
shall be required to take separate individual connections and be charged under the tariff
category applicable to them.
b) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
HT III: HT - Group Housing Society (Residential)
Applicability:
Entities supplied electricity at a single point at High Voltage for residential purposes in
accordance with the Electricity (Removal of Difficulties) Eighth Order, 2005, in the following
cases:
a) a Co-operative Group Housing Society which owns the premises, for making electricity
available to the members of such Society residing in the same premises for residential
purposes; and
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b) a person, for making electricity available to its employees residing in the same premises for
residential purposes.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 240
per kVA
per month
0.07 6.90 (1.29)
Note: *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
HT IV: HT - Public Water Works (PWW) and Sewage Treatment Plants
Applicability:
This tariff category is applicable for electricity / power supply at High Voltage for pumping of
water, purification of water and allied activities relating to Public Water Supply Schemes and
Sewage Treatment Plants, provided they are owned or operated or managed by Local Self-
Government Bodies (Gram Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis, ZillaParishads, Municipal Councils
and Corporations, etc.), or by Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP), Maharashtra Industries
Development Corporation (MIDC), Cantonment Boards and Housing Societies/complexes.
All other Public Water Supply Schemes and Sewage Treatment Plants (including allied
activities) shall not be eligible under this tariff category, but be billed at the tariff applicable to
the HT I or HT II categories, as the case may be.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 240
per kVA
per month
0.07 7.35 (2.43)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
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Note: *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
HT V- Railways/Metro/Monorail
This tariff category is applicable to power supply at High Voltage for Railways, Metro and
Monorail, including Stations and Shops, Workshops, Yards, etc.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 240
per kVA
per month
0.07 6.85 -
Note : *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
HT VI - Public Services
HT VI – (A): HT - Government Educational Institutions and Hospitals
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity supply at High Voltage for Educational
Institutions, such as Schools and Colleges; Health Care facilities, such as Hospitals,
Dispensaries, Clinics, Primary Health Care Centres, Diagnostic Centres and Pathology
Laboratories; Libraries and public reading rooms - of the State or Central Government, Local
Self-Government bodies such as Municipalities, Zilla Parishads, Panchayat Samitis, Gram
Panchayats, etc;
It shall also be applicable for electricity used for Sports Clubs and facilities / Health Clubs and
facilities / Gymnasium / Swimming Pools attached to such Educational Institutions / Health Care
facilities, provided that they are situated in the same premises and are meant primarily for the
students / faculty/ employees/ patients of such Educational Institutions and Hospitals.
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Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/
Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 240
per kVA
per month
0.07 7.95 (2.14)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note :*: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
HT VI - (B): Public Service - Others
This tariff category is applicable for electricity supply at High Voltage for
a) -- Educational Institutions, such as Schools and Colleges; Health Care facilities, such as
Hospitals, Dispensaries, Clinics, Primary Health Care Centres, Diagnostic Centres and
Pathology Laboratories; Libraries and public reading rooms - other than those of the State or
Central Government, Local Self-Government bodies such as Municipalities, Zilla Parishads,
Panchayat Samities, Gram Panchayats, etc.
- Sports Clubs and facilities / Health Clubs and facilities / Gymnasium / Swimming Pools
attached to such Educational Institutions / Health Care facilities, provided that they are
situated in the same premises and are meant primarily for their students / faculty/
employees/ patients;
b) all offices of Government and Municipal/ Local Authorities/ Local Self-Government bodies,
such as Municipalities, Zilla Parishads, Panchayat Samitis, Gram Panchayats; Police Stations
and Police Chowkies; Post Offices; Armed Forces/Defence and Para-Military establishments;
c) Service-oriented Spiritual Organisations;
d) State or Municipal/Local Authority Transport establishments, including their Workshops;
e) Fire Service Stations; Jails, Prisons; Courts.
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f) Airports
g) Ports and Jetties
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 240
per kVA
per month
0.07 8.75 (2.14)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note : *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
HT VII- HT - Temporary Supply
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity supply at High Voltage, for temporary use for a
period not exceeding one year, for public religious functions like Ganesh Utsav, Navaratri, Eid,
Moharrum, Ram Lila, Diwali, Christmas, Guru Nanak Jayanti, etc. or for areas where
community prayers are held; and for functions to commemorate anniversaries of personalities
and National or State events for which Public Holidays have been declared, such as Gandhi
Jayanti, Ambedkar Jayanti, Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti, Republic Day, Independence Day, etc.
This tariff category is also applicable for electricity supplied at High Voltage for Temporary use
for a period not exceeding one year for
a) Construction of all types of structures/ infrastructure such as buildings, bridges, fly-overs,
dams, Power Stations, roads, Aerodromes, tunnels for laying of pipelines for all purposes;
b) Any construction or renovation activity in existing premises;
c) Decorative lighting for exhibitions, circuses, film shootings, marriages, etc.,
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Consumption
Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 470
per connection
per month
0.07 9.80 (3.31)
Note:
a) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
b) Additional Fixed Charges of Rs. 240 per 10 kW load or part thereof above 10 kW load
shall be payable.
MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL CHARGES
Fuel Adjustment Charge (FAC) Component of Z-factor Charge
The Fuel Adjustment Charge (FAC) component of the Z-factor Charge will be determined in
accordance with the formula specified in the relevant Multi Year Tariff Regulations and any
directions that may be given by the Commission from time to time, and will be applicable to all
consumer categories for their entire consumption.
In case of any variation in the fuel prices and power purchase prices, the Distribution Licensee
shall pass on the adjustments through the FAC component of the Z-factor Charge accordingly.
The details of the applicable ZFAC for each month shall be available on the Distribution
Licensee’s website www.bestundertaking.com.
Electricity Duty and Tax on Sale of Electricity
Electricity Duty and Tax on Sale of Electricity shall be levied in addition to the tariffs approved
by the Commission, and in accordance with the Government of Maharashtra stipulations from
time to time. The rate and the reference number of the Government Resolution/ Order under
which the Electricity Duty and Tax on Sale of Electricity are applied shall be stated in the
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consumers’ energy bills. A copy of such Resolution / Order shall be provided on the Distribution
Licensee’s website www.bestundertaking.com.
Power Factor Computation
Where the average Power Factor measurement is not possible through the installed meter, the
following formula for calculating the average Power Factor during the billing period shall be
applied:
Power Factor Incentive
Applicable for HT-I :Industry, HT II - Commercial, HT-IV : PWW, HT V- Railways, Metro &
Monorail, HT-VI: Public Services [ HT VI (A) and HT VI (B)], HT VII - Temporary Supply,
LT II: Non-Residential/Commercial [LT II (B), LT II (C)] (for Contract Demand/Sanctioned
Load above 20 kW), LT III (B): Industry above 20 kW, LT IV- PWW, LT VII (B) – Temporary
Supply (Others) , and LT IX : Public Service [LT IX (A) and LT IX (B)] having contract
demand/sanctioned load above 20 kW.
Whenever the average Power Factor is more than 0.95, an incentive shall be given at the rate of
the following percentages of the amount of the monthly electricity bill, excluding Taxes and
Duties:
Sl. Range of Power Factor Power Factor Level Incentive
1 0.951 to 0.954 0.95 0%
2 0.955 to 0.964 0.96 1%
3 0.965 to 0.974 0.97 2%
4 0.975 to 0.984 0.98 3%
5 0.985 to 0.994 0.99 5%
6 0.995 to 1.000 1.00 7%
Note: Power Factor shall be measured/computed upto 3 decimals, after universal rounding off.
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Power Factor Penalty
Applicable for HT-I :Industry, HT II - Commercial, HT-IV : PWW, HT V- Railways, Metro &
Monorail, HT-VI: Public Services [ HT VI (A) and HT VI (B)], HT VII - Temporary Supply,
LT II: Non-Residential/Commercial [LT II (B), LT II (C)] (for Contract Demand/Sanctioned
Load above 20 kW), LT III (B): Industry above 20 kW, LT IV : PWW, LT VII (B) – Temporary
Supply (Others) , and LT IX : Public Service [LT IX (A) and LT IX (B)] having contract
demand/sanctioned load above 20 kW.
Whenever the average PF is less than 0.9, penal charges shall be levied at the rate of the
following percentages of the amount of the monthly electricity bill, excluding Taxes and Duties:
Sl. Range of Power Factor Power Factor Level Penalty
1 0.895 to 0.900 0.90 0%
2 0.885 to 0.894 0.89 2%
3 0.875 to 0.884 0.88 3%
4 0.865 to 0.874 0.87 4%
5 0.855 to 0.864 0.86 5%
6 0.845 to 0.854 0.85 6%
7 0.835 to 0.844 0.84 7%
8 0.825 to 0.834 0.83 8%
9 0.815 to 0.824 0.82 9%
10 0.805 to 0.814 0.81 10%
... ... ... ...
Note: Power Factor shall be measured/computed upto 3 decimals, after universal rounding off.
Prompt Payment Discount
A prompt payment discount of one percent of the monthly bill (excluding Taxes and Duties)
shall be provided to consumers for payment of electricity bills within 7 days from the date of
their issue.
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Delayed Payment Charges
In case the electricity bill is not paid within the due date mentioned on the bill, delayed payment
charges of 1.25 percent shall be levied on the total amount of the electricity bill (including Taxes
and Duties).
Rate of Interest on Arrears
The rate of interest chargeable on the arrears of payment of billed dues shall be as given below:
Sr.
No.
Delay in Payment (months) Interest Rate
per annum (%)
1 Payment made after 60 days and before 90 days from the
date of billing 12%
2 Payment made after 90 days and up to 180 days from the
date of billing 15%
3 Payment made after 180 days from the date of billing 18%
Load Factor Incentive
Consumers having Load Factor above 75% and upto 85% will be entitled to an incentive in the
form of a rebate of 0.75% on the Energy Charges for every percentage point increase in Load
Factor from 75% to 85%. Consumers having a Load Factor above 85 % will be entitled to a
rebate of 1% on the Energy Charges for every percentage point increase in Load Factor from
85%. The total rebate will be subject to a ceiling of 15% of the Energy Charges applicable to the
consumer.
This incentive is applicable only to consumers in the tariff categories HT I: Industry, HT II:
Commercial and HT VI: Public Services - HT VI (A) and HT VI (B) only.
The Load Factor incentive will be available only if the consumer has no arrears with the
Distribution Licensee, and payment is made within seven days from the date of the electricity
bill. However, it will be available to consumers in whose case payment of arrears in instalments
has been allowed by the Distribution Licensee, and such payment is being made as scheduled.
the Distribution Licensee shall take a commercial decision on the schedule for such payments.
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The Load Factor is to be computed as follows:
Load Factor = Consumption during the month in MU
Maximum Consumption possible during the month in MU
Maximum consumption possible = Contract Demand (kVA) x Actual Power Factor
x (Total no. of hours during the month, less planned load shedding hours*)
* - Interruption/non-supply to the extent of 60 hours in a 30-day month.
In case the Billing Demand exceeds the Contract Demand in any particular month, the Load
Factor Incentive will not be payable in that month. (The Billing Demand definition excludes the
demand recorded during the non-peak hours, i.e. 22:00 hrs to 06:00 hrs and, therefore, even if the
Maximum Demand exceeds the Contract Demand in that period, Load Factor Incentive would be
applicable. However, the consumer would be subject to and shall have to pay the penal charges
applicable for exceeding such Contract Demand.
Penalty for exceeding Contract Demand
In case a consumer (availing Demand-based Tariff) exceeds his Contract Demand, he will be
billed at the applicable Demand Charge rate for the Demand actually recorded, and also be
charged an additional amount at the rate of 150% of the applicable Demand Charge (only for the
Demand in excess of the Contract Demand).
Under these circumstances, the consumer shall not be liable for any other action under Section
126 of the EA, 2003, since the penal additional Demand Charge provides for the penalty that the
consumer is liable to pay for exceeding his Contract Demand. In case a consumer exceeds his
Contract Demand on more than three occasions in a calendar year, the action to be taken would
be governed by the provisions of the Supply Code Regulations.
Additional Demand Charges for Consumers having Captive Power Plant
For consumers having a Captive Power Plant, additional Demand Charges at the rate of Rs.
20/kVA/month shall be payable only on the extent of the Stand-by demand component and not
on the entire Contract Demand. The additional Demand Charges will be levied on the Stand-by
component only if the consumer’s demand exceeds his Contract Demand.
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EHV Rebate
In the event that power is supplied at 66 kV and above, the consumer shall be provided a rebate
of 2% of the monthly Energy Charges specifically approved in the Tariff Schedule.
Consumers’ Security Deposit
1) Subject to the provisions of Section 47(5) of the Electricity Act, 2003, the Distribution
Licensee shall require any person to whom supply of electricity has been sanctioned to
deposit an amount as security in accordance with the provisions of Section 47(1) (a).
2) The amount of the Security Deposit shall be equal to the average of three months’ of
billing or the billing cycle period, whichever is lesser. For determining the average
billing, the average of the billing to the consumer for the last twelve months or, where
supply has been provided for a shorter period, the average of the billing of such shorter
period, shall be considered
3) Where the Distribution Licensee requires security from a consumer at the time of
commencement of service, the amount of such security shall be estimated based on the
tariff category and Contract Demand/Sanctioned Load, Load Factor, diversity factor and
number of working shifts of the consumer.
4) BEST shall re-calculate the amount of Security Deposit payable, based on the actual
billing of the consumer, once in each financial year.
5) Where the amount of Security Deposit maintained by the consumer is higher than the
security required to be maintained under the Supply Code Regulations, the Distribution
Licensee shall refund the excess amount to the consumer in a single instalment.
6) Such refund shall be made upon a request of the person who gave the security, and with
intimation to the consumer if different from such person; and shall be made, at the option
of such person, by way of adjustment in the next bill or by way of a separate cheque
payment within 30 days from the receipt of such request;
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7) No refund shall be required to be made where the amount of refund does not exceed 10%
of the amount of the Security Deposit required to be maintained by the consumer or Rs
300/-, whichever is higher.
8) Where the amount of security re-assessed as above is higher than the Security Deposit of
the consumer, the Distribution Licensee shall be entitled to raise a demand for additional
security deposit. The consumer shall be given not less than 30 days to deposit the
additional security pursuant to such demand.
9) Upon termination of supply, the Distribution Licensee shall, after recovery of all amounts
due, refund the remaining amount of security to the person who deposited it, with
intimation to the consumer if different from such person.
10) A consumer - (i) with a consumption of electricity of not less than one lakh kilo-Watt
hours per month; and (ii) with no undisputed sums payable to the Distribution Licensee
under Section 56 of the Electricity Act, 2003 may, at the option of such consumer,
deposit security by way of cash, irrevocable letter of credit or unconditional Bank
Guarantee issued by a scheduled commercial Bank.
11) The Distribution Licensee shall pay interest on the amount of Security Deposit in cash
(including by cheque or demand draft) at the Base Rate of State Bank of India as on 1st
April of the financial year for which the interest is payable, plus 150 basis points,
provided that the amount of such cash Deposit maintained by the consumer is at least Rs.
50/-.
12) Interest on the Security Deposit made in cash shall be payable from the date of its deposit
by the consumer till the date of dispatch of the refund by the Distribution Licensee.
Definitions
Maximum Demand
Maximum Demand in kilo-Watts or kilo-Volt Amperes, in relation to any period shall, unless
otherwise provided in any general or specific Order of the Commission, mean twice the highest
number of kilo-watt-hours or kilo-Volt Ampere hours supplied and taken during any consecutive
thirty minute blocks in that period.
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Contract Demand
Contract Demand means the demand in kilo-Watt (kW) or kilo–Volt Amperes (kVA), mutually
agreed between the Distribution Licensee and the consumer as entered into in the agreement or
agreed through other written communication. (For conversion of kW into kVA, the Power Factor
of 0.80 shall be applied.)
Sanctioned Load
Sanctioned Load means the load in kW mutually agreed between the Distribution Licensee and
the consumer.
Billing Demand - LT tariff categories
Monthly Billing Demand will be the higher of the following:
a) 65% of the actual Maximum Demand recorded in the month during 0600 hours
to 2200 hours;
b) 40% of the Contract Demand.
Note:
- Only the Demand registered during the period 0600 to 2200 Hrs. will be considered for
determination of the Billing Demand.
- In case of a change in Contract Demand, the above period will be reckoned from the
month following the month in which the change in Contract Demand is effected.
Billing Demand - HT tariff categories
Monthly Billing Demand will be the higher of the following:
a) Actual Maximum Demand recorded in the month during 0600 hours to 2200 hours;
b) 75% of the highest Billing Demand recorded during the preceding eleven months,
subject to the limit of Contract Demand;
c) 50% of the Contract Demand.
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Note:
- Only the Demand registered during the period 0600 to 2200 Hrs. will be considered for
determination of the Billing Demand.
- In case of a change in Contract Demand, the above period will be reckoned from the
month following the month in which the change of Contract Demand is effected.
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BRIHANMUMBAI ELECTRIC SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT UNDERTAKING
SCHEDULE OF ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
(With effect from 1 April, 2018)
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission, in exercise of the powers vested in it under
Sections 61 and 62 of the Electricity Act, 2003 and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, has
determined, by its Multi Year Tariff Order dated 28 October, 2016 in Case No.33 of 2016, the
tariff for supply of electricity by the Distribution Licensee, Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and
Transport Undertaking (BEST) to various classes of consumers as applicable from 1 April,
2018. The Commission has issued Corrigendum Order in Case No. 33 of 2016 on 17 November,
2016.
General
1. These tariffs supersede all tariffs so far in force.
2. All changes mentioned in the Commissions’ Corrigendum Order dated 17th
November,
2016, have been incorporated in this Tariff Booklet.
3. The Tariffs are subject to revision and/or surcharge that may be levied by the Distribution
Licensee from time to time as per the directives of the Commission.
4. The tariffs are exclusive of the separate Electricity Duty, Tax on Sale of Electricity and
other levies by the Government or other competent authorities, which will be payable by
consumers over and above the tariffs.
5. The tariffs are applicable for supply at one point only.
6. The Distribution Licensee may measure the Maximum Demand for any period shorter
than 30 minutes of maximum use, subject to conformity with the Commission’s
Electricity Supply Code Regulations, where it considers that there are considerable load
fluctuations in operation.
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7. The tariffs are subject to the provisions of the applicable Regulations and any directions
that may be issued by the Commission from time to time.
8. Unless specifically stated to the contrary, the figures of Energy Charge and Wheeling
Charge are denominated in Rupees per unit (kWh) for the energy consumed during the
month.
9. Fuel Adjustment Charge (FAC) as may be approved by the Commission from time to
time shall be applicable to all categories of consumers and be in addition to the base
tariffs, on the basis of the FAC formula specified by the Commission and computed on a
monthly basis.
LOW TENSION (LT) TARIFF
LT I (A): LT – Residential (BPL)
Applicability:
This Below Poverty Line (BPL) tariff category is applicable to Residential consumers who have
a Sanctioned Load upto 0.25 kW and who have consumed upto 360 units per annum in the
previous financial year. The eligibility of such consumers will be reassessed at the end of each
financial year. If more than 360 units have been consumed in the previous financial year, the LTI
(B) - Residential tariff shall thereafter be applicable, and such consumer cannot revert thereafter
to the BPL category irrespective of his future consumption level.
The categorisation of BPL consumers will be reassessed at the end of the financial year on a pro
rata basis if there has been consumption for only a part of the year The categorisation of BPL
consumers who have been added during the previous year would be assessed on a pro rata basis,
i.e., 30 units per month.
This BPL category will also be applicable to all new consumers subsequently added in any
month with a Sanctioned Load of upto 0.25 kW and consumption between 1 to 30 units (on pro
rata basis of 1 unit/day) in the first billing month.
The BPL tariff is applicable only to individuals and not to institutions.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed /Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
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BPL Category 10.00 1.45 1.00 (0.15)
Note: *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
LT I (B): LT – Residential
This tariff category is applicable for electricity used at Low/Medium Voltage for operating
various appliances used for purposes such as lighting, heating, cooling, cooking,
washing/cleaning, entertainment/leisure, water pumping in the following premises:
a) Private residential premises, Government/semi-Government residential quarters;
b) Premises used exclusively for worship, such as temples, gurudwaras, churches, mosques,
etc.; provided that halls, gardens or any other part of such premises that may be let out for a
consideration or used for commercial activities would be charged at the applicable LT-II
tariff;
c) All Students Hostels affiliated to Educational Institutions;
d) All other Students’ or Working Men/Women’s Hostels;
e) Other types of Homes/Hostels, such as (i) Homes/Hostels for Destitutes, Disabled Persons
(physically or mentally handicapped persons, etc.) and mentally ill persons (ii) Remand
Homes (iii) Dharamshalas, (iv) Rescue Homes, (v) Orphanages - subject to verification and
confirmation by the Distribution Licensee’s concerned Zonal Chief Engineer or equivalent;
f) Government / Private / Co-operative Housing Colonies/complexes (where electricity is used
exclusively for domestic purposes) only for common facilities such as Water Pumping /
Street and other common area Lighting / Lifts /Parking Lots/ Fire-fighting Pumps and other
equipment, etc.;
g) Sports Clubs or facilities / Health Clubs or facilities / Gymnasium / Swimming Pool /
Community Hall of Government / Private / Co-operative Housing Colonies/complexes -
provided that they are situated in the same premises, and are for the exclusive use of the
members and employees of such Housing Colonies/complexes;
h) Telephone booths owned/operated by Persons with Disabilities/Handicapped persons;
i) Residential premises used by professionals like Lawyers, Doctors, Engineers, Chartered
Accountants, etc., in furtherance of their professional activities, but not including Nursing
Homes and Surgical Wards or Hospitals;
j) Single-phase household Flour Mills (Ghar-ghanti) used only for captive purposes;
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k) A residential LT consumer with consumption upto 500 units per month (current month of
supply) who undertakes construction or renovation activity in his existing premises: such
consumer shall not require a separate temporary connection, and would be billed at this
Residential tariff rate;
Note:
This tariff category shall also be applicable to consumers who are supplied power at High
Voltage for any of the purposes (a) to (k) above.
l) Consumers undertaking business or commercial / industrial / non-residential activities from a
part of their residence, whose monthly consumption is upto 300 units a month and annual
consumption in the previous financial year was upto 3600 units. The applicability of this
tariff to such consumers will be assessed at the end of each financial year. In case
consumption has exceeded 3600 units in the previous financial year, the consumer will
thereafter not be eligible for the tariff under this category but be charged at the tariff
otherwise applicable for such consumption, with prior intimation to him.
m) Entities supplied electricity at a single point at Low/Medium Voltage for residential
purposes, in accordance with the Electricity (Removal of Difficulties) Eighth Order, 2005, in
the following cases:
(i) a Co-operative Group Housing Society which owns the premises, for making electricity
available to the members of such Society residing in the same premises for residential
purposes; and
(ii)a person, for making electricity available to its employees residing in the same premises
for residential purposes.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
0-100 units Rs. 55 per month $$
1.45 1.45 (0.70)
101 – 300 units Rs. 85 per month
$$
1.45 3.70 (1.31)
301 – 500 units 1.45 6.50 (1.83)
Above 500 units
(balance units) Rs. 110 per month
$$ 1.45 8.50 (2.35)
Note:*:
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a) TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
b) $$:The above Fixed Charges are for single-phase connections. A Fixed Charge of Rs. 110
per month will be levied on Residential consumers availing 3-phase supply. An
Additional Fixed Charge of Rs.110 per 10 kW load or part thereof above 10 kW load
shall also be payable.
c) Professionals like Lawyers, Doctors, Professional Engineers, Chartered Accountants, etc.,
occupying premises exclusively for conducting their profession, shall not be eligible for
this tariff, and will be charged at the tariff applicable to the respective categories.
LT II: LT – Non-Residential or Commercial
Applicability:
This tariff category is applicable for electricity used at Low/Medium voltage in non-residential,
non-industrial and/or commercial premises for commercial consumption meant for operating
various appliances used for purposes such as lighting, heating, cooling, cooking,
washing/cleaning, entertainment/ leisure and water pumping in, but not limited to, the following
premises:
a) Non-Residential, Commercial and Business premises, including Shopping Malls and
Showrooms;
b) Combined lighting and power supply for facilities relating to Entertainment, including film
studios, cinemas and theatres (including multiplexes), Hospitality, Leisure, Meeting/Town
Halls, and places of Recreation and Public Entertainment;
c) Offices, including Commercial Establishments;
d) Marriage Halls, Hotels / Restaurants, Ice-cream parlours, Coffee Shops, Guest Houses,
Internet / Cyber Cafes, Telephone Booths not covered under the LT I category, and Fax /
Photocopy shops;
e) Automobile and all other types of repairs, servicing and maintenance centres (unless
specifically covered under another tariff category); Retail Gas Filling Stations, Petrol Pumps
and Service Stations, including Garages;
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f) Tailoring Shops, Computer Training Institutes, Typing Institutes, Photo Laboratories,
Laundries, Beauty Parlours and Saloons;
g) Banks and ATM centres, Telephone Exchanges, TV Stations, Microwave Stations, Radio
Stations, Telecommunications Towers;
h) Common facilities, like Water Pumping / Lifts / Fire-Fighting Pumps and other equipment /
Street and other common area Lighting, etc., in Commercial Complexes;
i) Sports Clubs/facilities, Health Clubs/facilities, Gymnasiums, Swimming Pools not covered
under any other category;
j) External illumination of monuments/ historical/ heritage buildings approved by Maharashtra
Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) or the concerned Local Authority;
k) Construction of all types of structures/ infrastructure such as buildings, bridges, fly-overs,
dams, Power Stations, roads, Aerodromes, tunnels for laying of pipelines for all purposes,
and which is not covered under the Temporary tariff category;
Note: Residential LT consumers with consumption above 500 units per month (current
month of supply) and who undertake construction or renovation activity in their existing
premises shall not require a separate Temporary category connection, and shall be billed at
the LT-II Commercial Tariff rate;
l) Milk Collection Centres;
m) Sewage Treatment Plants/ Common Effluent Treatment Plants for Commercial Complexes
not covered under the LT – Public Water Works or LT – Industry categories;
n) Stand-alone Research and Development units not covered under any other category;
o) Electrical Charging Centres for Vehicles; provided that, in case the consumer uses the
electricity for charging his own vehicle at his premises, the tariff applicable shall be as per
the category of such premises.
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Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/
Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
(A) 0-20 kW
0-500 units Rs. 300
per month
1.45 6.30 (1.88)
Above 500 units 1.45 7.60 (2.80)
(B) > 20 kW and ≤ 50 kW Rs. 250
per kVA
per month
1.45 6.40 (2.73)
(C ) > 50 kW 1.45 7.15 (2.77)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base Tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note:
*: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on Appeal
No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in Appeal
No. 155 of 2013
The ToD tariff is applicable to the LT-II (B) and (C) categories, and optionally available to LT-
II (A) category consumers having ToD meter installed.
LT III: LT- Industry:
LT III (A): LT - Industry upto 20 kW load
LT III (B): LT - Industry, above 20 kW load
Applicability:
This tariff category is applicable for electricity for Industrial use, at Low/Medium Voltage, for
purposes of manufacturing and processing, including electricity used within such premises for
general lighting, heating/cooling, etc.
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It is also applicable for use of electricity / power supply for Administrative Offices / Canteens,
Recreation Hall / Sports Club or facilities / Health Club or facilities/ Gymnasium / Swimming
Pool exclusively meant for employees of the industry; lifts, water pumps, fire-fighting pumps
and equipment, street and common area lighting; Research and Development units, etc. -
Provided that all such facilities are situated within the same industrial premises and supplied
power from the same point of supply;
This tariff category shall also be applicable for use of electricity / power supply by an
Information Technology (IT) or IT-enabled Services (ITeS) Unit as defined in the applicable
IT/ITeS Policy of Government of Maharashtra. Where such Unit does not hold the relevant
permanent registration Certificate, the tariff shall be as per the LT II category, and the LT III
tariff shall apply to it after receipt of such permanent registration Certificate and till it is valid.
It shall also be applicable for use of electricity / power supply for (but not limited to) the
following purposes:
a) Flour Mill, Dal Mill, Rice Mill, Poha Mill, Masala Mill, Saw Mill;
b) Ice Factory, Ice-cream manufacturing units, Milk Processing / Chilling Plants (Dairy);
c) Engineering Workshops, Engineering Goods Manufacturing units; Printing Presses;
Transformer Repair Workshops; Tyre Retreading units; and Vulcanizing units;
d) Mining, Quarrying and Stone Crushing units;
e) Garment Manufacturing units;
f) LPG/CNG bottling plants, etc.;
g) Sewage Treatment Plant/ Common Effluent Treatment Plant for industries, and not covered
under the LT – Public Water Works category
h) Start-up power for Generating Plants, i.e. the power required for trial run of a Power Plant
during commissioning of the Unit and its Auxiliaries, and for its start-up after planned or
forced outage (but not for construction);
i) Brick Kiln (Bhatti);
j) Biotechnology Industries covered under the Biotechnology Policy of Government of
Maharashtra;
k) Cold Storages not covered under LT X (B) – Agriculture (Others);
l) Food (including seafood) Processing units.
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Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs. /kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
LT III (A): 0-20 kW
0-500 units Rs. 300
per month
1.45 5.90 (1.78)
Above 500 units 1.45 7.10 (2.49)
LT III (B): Above 20 kW Rs. 250
per kVA
per month
1.45 5.80 (2.22)
TOD Tariffs ( Optional – in addition to above base Tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note:
a) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on Appeal
No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
b) The ToD Tariff is compulsorily applicable to LT III (B) (i.e., above 20 kW), and optionally
available to LT- III (A) (i.e., up to 20 kW) having ToD meter installed.
LT IV: LT-Public Water Works (PWW) and Sewage Treatment Plants
Applicability:
This tariff category is applicable for electricity / power supply at Low / Medium Voltage for
pumping of water, purification of water and allied activities relating to Public Water Supply
Schemes and Sewage Treatment Plants, provided they are owned or operated or managed by
Local Self-Government Bodies (Gram Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis, ZillaParishads, Municipal
Councils and Corporations, etc.), or by Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP), Maharashtra
Industries Development Corporation (MIDC), Cantonment Boards and Housing
Societies/complexes.
All other Public Water Supply Schemes and Sewage Treatment Plants (including allied
activities) shall be billed under the LT II or LT III category tariff, as the case may be.
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Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 250
per kVA
per month
1.45 5.75 (1.88)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note: *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
The ToD Tariff is compulsorily applicable to the LT IV category with Contract Demand /
Sanctioned Load above 20 kW; and optionally available to the LT IV category with Contract
Demand / Sanctioned Load upto 20 kW having ToD meter installed.
LT V: LT - Advertisements and Hoardings
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for use of electricity at Low/ Medium Voltage for
advertisements, hoardings (including hoardings fixed on lamp posts/installed along roadsides),
and other commercial illumination such as external flood-lights, displays, neon signs at
departmental stores, malls, multiplexes, theatres, clubs, hotels and other such establishments;
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed /
Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 480
per month 1.45 8.60 (4.02)
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Note:
a) Consumers availing power supply at High Voltage for any of the above purposes shall be
billed as per the tariff of this LT category.
b) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
c) This category is not applicable to use of electricity specifically covered under the LT-II
category; or to electricity used for the external illumination of monuments and
historical/heritage buildings approved by MTDC or the concerned Local Authority,
which shall be covered under the LT-II category depending upon the Sanctioned Load.
d) The electricity used for indicating/ displaying the name and other details of the premises
shall be covered under the category of such premises, and not under this tariff category.
LT VI: LT- Street Lights
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for the electricity used for lighting of public streets/
thoroughfares which are open for use by the general public, at Low / Medium Voltage, and also
at High Voltage.
Street lights in residential complexes, commercial complexes, industrial premises, etc. will be
billed at the tariff of the respective applicable categories.
This category is also applicable for use of electricity / power supply at Low / Medium Voltage or
at High Voltage for (but not limited to) the following purposes, irrespective of who owns,
operates or maintains these facilities:
a) Lighting in Public Gardens (i.e. which are open to the general public free of charge);
b) Traffic Signals and Traffic Islands;
c) Public Sanitary Conveniences;
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d) Public Water Fountains; and
e) Such other public places open to the general public free of charge.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed / Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 250
per kVA
per month
1.45 5.60 (1.93)
Note:
a) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
b) The above street and other lighting facilities having ‘Automatic Timers’ for switching
On/Off would be levied Demand Charges on the lower of the following–
i) 50 percent of ‘Contract Demand’ or
ii) Actual ‘Recorded Demand’.
LT VII: LT - Temporary Supply
LT VII (A): LT - Temporary Supply - Religious (TSR)
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity supply at Low/Medium voltage for temporary
purposes for public religious functions like Ganesh Utsav, Navaratri, Eid, Moharrum, Ram Lila,
Diwali, Christmas, Guru Nanak Jayanti, etc., and for areas where community prayers are held;
and for functions to commemorate anniversaries of personalities and National or State events for
which Public Holidays have been declared, such as Gandhi Jayanti, Ambedkar Jayanti,
Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti, Republic Day, Independence Day, etc.
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LT VII (B): LT - Temporary Supply - Others (TSO)
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity used at Low/Medium voltage for Temporary use
for a period not exceeding one year, other than for the religious or commemorative
purposes covered under LT VII (A), for
a) Construction of all types of structures/ infrastructure such as buildings, bridges, fly-overs,
dams, Power Stations, roads, Aerodromes, tunnels for laying of pipelines;
b) Any construction or renovation activity in existing premises;
c) Decorative lighting for exhibitions, circuses, film shootings, marriages, etc.,
d) Any other activity not covered under LT VII (A).
Consumption Slab
(kWh)
Fixed/Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
( Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
LT VII (A) – All Units Rs. 250
per connection
per month
1.45 3.60 (1.11)
LT VII (B) – All Units Rs. 480
per connection
per month
1.45 7.90 (3.21)
Note:
(a) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014
in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
(b) For LT VII (B), Additional Fixed Charges of Rs. 250 per 10 kW load or part thereof above
10 kW load shall be payable.
(c) Electricity used at Low / Medium Voltage for operating Fire-Fighting pumps and
equipment in residential or other premises shall be charged as per the tariff category
applicable to such premises.
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LT VIII: LT- Crematoriums and Burial Grounds
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity used at Low/Medium Voltage in Crematoriums
and Burial Grounds for all purposes, including lighting.
However, it will be applicable only to the portion of the premises catering to such activities. In
case a part of the area is being used for other purposes, a separate meter will have to be provided
for such purposes and the consumption charged at the applicable tariff.
Consumption Slab
(kWh)
Fixed/Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
( Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 250
per connection
per month
1.45 4.25 (1.05)
Note: *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
LT IX: Public Services
LT IX (A): LT - Government Educational Institutions and Hospitals
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity supply at Low/Medium Voltage for Educational
Institutions, such as Schools and Colleges; Health Care facilities, such as Hospitals,
Dispensaries, Clinics, Primary Health Care Centres, Diagnostic Centres and Pathology
Laboratories; Libraries and public reading rooms - of the State or Central Government or Local
Self-Government bodies such as Municipalities, Zilla Parishads, Panchayat Samitis, Gram
Panchayats, etc;
It shall also be applicable for electricity used for Sports Clubs and facilities / Health Clubs and
facilities / Gymnasium / Swimming Pools attached to such Educational Institutions / Hospitals,
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provided that they are situated in the same premises and are meant primarily for their students /
faculty/ employees/ patients.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 300
per month 1.45 6.55 (2.33)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note: *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
The ToD Tariff is compulsorily applicable to the LT IX (A) category with Contract
Demand / Sanctioned Load above 20 kW; and optionally available to the LT IX (A) category
with Contract Demand / Sanctioned Load upto 20 kW having ToD meter installed.
LT IX (B): LT - Public Services - Others
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity supply at Low/Medium Voltage for
a) -- Educational Institutions, such as Schools and Colleges; Health Care facilities, such as
Hospitals, Dispensaries, Clinics, Primary Health Care Centres, Diagnostic Centres and
Pathology Laboratories; Libraries and public reading rooms - other than those of the State or
Central Government or Local Self-Government bodies such as Municipalities, Zilla
Parishads, Panchayat Samitis, Gram Panchayats, etc.
-- Sports Clubs and facilities / Health Clubs and facilities / Gymnasium / Swimming Pools
attached to such Educational Institutions /Health Care facilities, provided that they are
situated in the same premises and are meant primarily for their students / faculty/ employees/
patients;
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b) all offices of Government and Municipal/ Local Authorities/ Local Self-Government bodies,
such as Municipalities, ZillaParishads, Panchayat Samitis, Gram Panchayats; Police Stations
and Police Chowkies; Post Offices; Armed Forces/Defence and Para-Military establishments;
c) Service-oriented Spiritual Organisations;
d) State or Municipal/Local Authority Transport establishments, including their Workshops;
e) Fire Service Stations; Jails, Prisons; Courts;
f) Airports;
g) Ports and Jetties;
h) Railway/Metro/Monorail Stations, including Shops, Workshops, Yards, etc, if the supply is at
Low/ Medium Voltage.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 300
per month 1.45 7.15 (2.33)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note: *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
The ToD Tariff is compulsorily applicable to the LT IX (B) category with Contract
Demand / Sanctioned Load above 20 kW; and optionally available to the LT IX (B) category
with Contract Demand / Sanctioned Load upto 20 kW having ToD meter installed.
LT X (A): LT - Agriculture - Pumpsets
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Applicability:
This tariff category is applicable for motive power supplied for agricultural metered pumping
loads, and for one lamp of wattage up to 40 to be connected to the motive power circuit for use
in pump-houses at Low/Medium Voltage.
It is also applicable for power supply for cane crushers and/or fodder cutters for self-use for
agricultural processing operations, but not for operating a flour mill, oil mill or expeller in the
same premises, either operated by a separate motor or a change of belt drive.
Consumption
Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 30
per HP
per month
1.77 2.50 -
Note:
a) Consumers who avail power supply at High Voltage for the above purposes shall also be
billed as per this tariff category.
b) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
LT X (B): LT – Agriculture– Others
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for use of electricity / power supply at Low / Medium Voltage
for:
a) Pre-cooling plants and cold storage units for Agricultural Products – processed or otherwise;
b) Poultries exclusively undertaking layer and broiler activities, including Hatcheries;
c) High-Technology Agriculture (i.e. Tissue Culture, Green House, Mushroom cultivation
activities), provided the power supply is exclusively utilized for purposes directly concerned
with the crop cultivation process, and not for any engineering or industrial process;
d) Floriculture, Horticulture, Nurseries, Plantations, Aquaculture, Sericulture, Cattle Breeding
Farms, etc;
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Consumption
Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 75
per kW
per month
1.77 4.00 -
Note:
a) Consumers who avail power supply at High Voltage for the above purposes shall also be
billed as per this tariff category.
b) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
HIGH TENSION (HT) TARIFF
HT I: HT – Industry
Applicability:
This tariff category is applicable for electricity for Industrial use at High Voltage for purposes of
manufacturing and processing, including electricity used within such premises for general
lighting, heating/cooling, etc.
It is also applicable for use of electricity / power supply for Administrative Offices / Canteen,
Recreation Hall / Sports Club or facilities / Health Club or facilities/ Gymnasium / Swimming
Pool exclusively meant for employees of the industry; lifts, water pumps, fire-fighting pumps
and equipment, street and common area lighting; Research and Development units, etc. -
Provided that all such facilities are situated within the same industrial premises and supplied
power from the same point of supply.
This tariff category shall be applicable for use of electricity / power supply by an Information
Technology (IT) or IT-enabled Services (ITeS) Unit as defined in the applicable IT/ITes Policy
of Government of Maharashtra. Where such Unit does not hold the relevant permanent
registration Certificate, the tariff shall be as per the HT II category, and the HT I tariff shall
apply to it after receipt of such permanent registration Certificate and till it is valid.
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It shall also be applicable for use of electricity / power supply for (but not limited to) the
following purposes:
a) Flour Mills, Dal Mills, Rice Mills, Poha Mills, Masala Mills, Saw Mills;
b) Ice Factories, Ice-cream manufacturing units, Milk Processing / Chilling Plants (Dairy);
c) Engineering Workshops, Engineering Goods manufacturing units; Printing Presses;
Transformer Repair Workshops; Tyre Retreading units, and Vulcanizing units;
d) Mining, Quarrying and Stone Crushing units;
e) Garment Manufacturing units
f) LPG/CNG bottling plants, etc.;
g) Sewage Treatment Plant/ Common Effluent Treatment Plant for industries, and not covered
under the HT – PWW category
h) Start-up power for Generating Plants, i.e., the power required for trial run of a Power Plant
during commissioning of the Unit and its Auxiliaries, and for its start-up after planned or
forced outage (but not for construction);
i) Brick Kiln (Bhatti);
j) Biotechnology Industries covered under the Biotechnology Policy of Government of
Maharashtra;
k) Cold Storages not covered under LT X (B)– Agriculture (Others);
l) Food (including Seafood) Processing units.
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Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 250
per kVA
per month
0.07 7.95 (2.02)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base Tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note:
a) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
b) Demand Charge shall be applicable at the rate of 25% of the above rates on the start-up
demand contracted by the Power Plant (as referred to at (h) above) with the Distribution
Licensee
HT II: HT- Commercial
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity used at High Voltage in non-residential, non-
industrial and/or commercial premises for commercial consumption meant for operating various
appliances used for purposes such as lighting, heating, cooling, cooking, washing/cleaning,
entertainment/ leisure and water pumping in, but not limited to, the following premises:
a) Non-Residential, Commercial and Business premises, including Shopping Malls and
Showrooms;
b) Combined lighting and power services for facilities relating to Entertainment, including film
studios, cinemas and theatres (including multiplexes), Hospitality, Leisure, Meeting/Town
Halls, and places of Recreation and Public Entertainment;
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c) Offices, including Commercial Establishments;
d) Marriage Halls, Hotels / Restaurants, Ice-cream parlours, Coffee Shops, Guest Houses,
Internet / Cyber Cafes, Telephone Booths and Fax / Photocopy shops;
e) Automobile and all other types of repairs, servicing and maintenance centres (unless
specifically covered under another tariff category); Retail Gas Filling Stations, Petrol Pumps
& Service Stations, including Garages; -
f) Tailoring Shops, Computer Training Institutes, Typing Institutes, Photo Laboratories,
Laundries, Beauty Parlours and Saloons;
g) Banks and ATM centres, Telephone Exchanges, TV Stations, Micro Wave Stations, Radio
Stations, Telecommunications Tower;
h) Common facilities, like Water Pumping / Lifts / Fire-Fighting Pumps and other equipment /
Street and other common area Lighting, etc., in Commercial Complexes;
i) Sports Clubs/facilities, Health Clubs/facilities, Gymnasiums, Swimming Pools not covered
under any other category;
j) External illumination of monuments/ historical/heritage buildings approved by Maharashtra
Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) or the concerned Local Authority;
k) Construction of all types of structures/ infrastructure such as buildings, bridges, fly-overs,
dams, Power Stations, roads, Aerodromes, tunnels for laying of pipelines for all purposes,
and which is not covered under the HT - Temporary category;
Note:
Residential LT consumers with consumption above 500 units per month (current month of
supply) and who undertake construction or renovation activity in their existing premises shall
not require a separate Temporary category connection but be billed at the LT-II Commercial
tariff;
l) Milk Collection Centres;
m) Sewage Treatment Plant/ Common Effluent Treatment Plant for Commercial Complexes ,
not covered under the HT – PWW category or HT I - Industry
n) Stand-alone Research and Development units not covered under any other category;
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o) Electrical Charging Centres for Vehicles; provided that, in case the consumer uses the
electricity for charging his own vehicle at his premises, the tariff shall be as per the category
applicable to such premises.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 250
per kVA
per month
0.07 8.25 (2.17)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note:
a) A consumer in the HT II category requiring single-point supply for the purpose of
downstream consumption by separately identifiable entities shall have to operate as a
Franchisee authorised as such by the Distribution Licensee; or such downstream entities
shall be required to take separate individual connections and be charged under the tariff
category applicable to them.
b) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
HT III: HT - Group Housing Society (Residential)
Applicability:
Entities supplied electricity at a single point at High Voltage for residential purposes in
accordance with the Electricity (Removal of Difficulties) Eighth Order, 2005, in the following
cases:
a) a Co-operative Group Housing Society which owns the premises, for making electricity
available to the members of such Society residing in the same premises for residential
purposes; and
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b) a person, for making electricity available to its employees residing in the same premises for
residential purposes.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 250
per kVA
per month
0.07 6.50 (1.16)
Note: *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
HT IV: HT - Public Water Works (PWW) and Sewage Treatment Plants
Applicability:
This tariff category is applicable for electricity / power supply at High Voltage for pumping of
water, purification of water and allied activities relating to Public Water Supply Schemes and
Sewage Treatment Plants, provided they are owned or operated or managed by Local Self-
Government Bodies (Gram Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis, ZillaParishads, Municipal Councils
and Corporations, etc.), or by Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP), Maharashtra Industries
Development Corporation (MIDC), Cantonment Boards and Housing Societies/complexes.
All other Public Water Supply Schemes and Sewage Treatment Plants (including allied
activities) shall not be eligible under this tariff category, but be billed at the tariff applicable to
the HT I or HT II categories, as the case may be.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 250
per kVA
per month
0.07 7.10 (2.17)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
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Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note: *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
HT V- Railways/Metro/Monorail
This tariff category is applicable to power supply at High Voltage for Railways, Metro and
Monorail, including Stations and Shops, Workshops, Yards, etc.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 250
per kVA
per month
0.07 6.55 -
Note :*: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
HT VI - Public Services
HT VI – (A): HT - Government Educational Institutions and Hospitals
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity supply at High Voltage for Educational
Institutions, such as Schools and Colleges; Health Care facilities, such as Hospitals,
Dispensaries, Clinics, Primary Health Care Centres, Diagnostic Centres and Pathology
Laboratories; Libraries and public reading rooms - of the State or Central Government, Local
Self-Government bodies such as Municipalities, Zilla Parishads, Panchayat Samitis, Gram
Panchayats, etc;
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It shall also be applicable for electricity used for Sports Clubs and facilities / Health Clubs and
facilities / Gymnasium / Swimming Pools attached to such Educational Institutions / Health Care
facilities, provided that they are situated in the same premises and are meant primarily for the
students / faculty/ employees/ patients of such Educational Institutions and Hospitals.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/
Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 250
per kVA
per month
0.07 7.70 (1.92)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note :*: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
HT VI - (B): Public Service - Others
This tariff category is applicable for electricity supply at High Voltage for
a) -- Educational Institutions, such as Schools and Colleges; Health Care facilities, such as
Hospitals, Dispensaries, Clinics, Primary Health Care Centres, Diagnostic Centres and
Pathology Laboratories; Libraries and public reading rooms - other than those of the State or
Central Government, Local Self-Government bodies such as Municipalities, Zilla Parishads,
Panchayat Samities, Gram Panchayats, etc.
- Sports Clubs and facilities / Health Clubs and facilities / Gymnasium / Swimming Pools
attached to such Educational Institutions / Health Care facilities, provided that they are
situated in the same premises and are meant primarily for their students / faculty/
employees/ patients;
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b) all offices of Government and Municipal/ Local Authorities/ Local Self-Government bodies,
such as Municipalities, Zilla Parishads, Panchayat Samitis, Gram Panchayats; Police Stations
and Police Chowkies; Post Offices; Armed Forces/Defence and Para-Military establishments;
c) Service-oriented Spiritual Organisations;
d) State or Municipal/Local Authority Transport establishments, including their Workshops;
e) Fire Service Stations; Jails, Prisons; Courts.
f) Airports
g) Ports and Jetties
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 250
per kVA
per month
0.07 8.10 (1.92)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note :*: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
HT VII- HT - Temporary Supply
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity supply at High Voltage, for temporary use for a
period not exceeding one year, for public religious functions like Ganesh Utsav, Navaratri, Eid,
Moharrum, Ram Lila, Diwali, Christmas, Guru Nanak Jayanti, etc. or for areas where
community prayers are held; and for functions to commemorate anniversaries of personalities
and National or State events for which Public Holidays have been declared, such as Gandhi
Jayanti, Ambedkar Jayanti, Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti, Republic Day, Independence Day, etc.
This tariff category is also applicable for electricity supplied at High Voltage for Temporary use
for a period not exceeding one year for
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a) Construction of all types of structures/ infrastructure such as buildings, bridges, fly-overs,
dams, Power Stations, roads, Aerodromes, tunnels for laying of pipelines for all purposes;
b) Any construction or renovation activity in existing premises;
c) Decorative lighting for exhibitions, circuses, film shootings, marriages, etc.,
Consumption
Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 480
per connection
per month
0.07 9.10 (2.96)
Note:
a) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
b) Additional Fixed Charges of Rs. 250 per 10 kW load or part thereof above 10 kW load
shall be payable.
MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL CHARGES
Fuel Adjustment Charge (FAC) Component of Z-factor Charge
The Fuel Adjustment Charge (FAC) component of the Z-factor Charge will be determined in
accordance with the formula specified in the relevant Multi Year Tariff Regulations and any
directions that may be given by the Commission from time to time, and will be applicable to all
consumer categories for their entire consumption.
In case of any variation in the fuel prices and power purchase prices, the Distribution Licensee
shall pass on the adjustments through the FAC component of the Z-factor Charge accordingly.
The details of the applicable ZFAC for each month shall be available on the Distribution
Licensee’s website www.bestundertaking.com.
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Electricity Duty and Tax on Sale of Electricity
Electricity Duty and Tax on Sale of Electricity shall be levied in addition to the tariffs approved
by the Commission, and in accordance with the Government of Maharashtra stipulations from
time to time. The rate and the reference number of the Government Resolution/ Order under
which the Electricity Duty and Tax on Sale of Electricity are applied shall be stated in the
consumers’ energy bills. A copy of such Resolution / Order shall be provided on the Distribution
Licensee’s website www.bestundertaking.com.
Power Factor Computation
Where the average Power Factor measurement is not possible through the installed meter, the
following formula for calculating the average Power Factor during the billing period shall be
applied:
Power Factor Incentive
Applicable for HT-I :Industry, HT II - Commercial, HT-IV : PWW, HT V- Railways, Metro &
Monorail, HT-VI: Public Services [ HT VI (A) and HT VI (B)], HT VII - Temporary Supply,
LT II: Non-Residential/Commercial [LT II (B), LT II (C)] (for Contract Demand/Sanctioned
Load above 20 kW), LT III (B): Industry above 20 kW, LT IV- PWW, LT VII (B) – Temporary
Supply (Others) , and LT IX : Public Service [LT IX (A) and LT IX (B)] having contract
demand/sanctioned load above 20 kW.
Whenever the average Power Factor is more than 0.95, an incentive shall be given at the rate of
the following percentages of the amount of the monthly electricity bill, excluding Taxes and
Duties:
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Sl. Range of Power Factor Power Factor Level Incentive
1 0.951 to 0.954 0.95 0%
2 0.955 to 0.964 0.96 1%
3 0.965 to 0.974 0.97 2%
4 0.975 to 0.984 0.98 3%
5 0.985 to 0.994 0.99 5%
6 0.995 to 1.000 1.00 7%
Note: Power Factor shall be measured/computed upto 3 decimals, after universal rounding off.
Power Factor Penalty
Applicable for HT-I :Industry, HT II - Commercial, HT-IV : PWW, HT V- Railways, Metro &
Monorail, HT-VI: Public Services [ HT VI (A) and HT VI (B)], HT VII - Temporary Supply,
LT II: Non-Residential/Commercial [LT II (B), LT II (C)] (for Contract Demand/Sanctioned
Load above 20 kW), LT III (B): Industry above 20 kW, LT IV : PWW, LT VII (B) – Temporary
Supply (Others) , and LT IX : Public Service [LT IX (A) and LT IX (B)] having contract
demand/sanctioned load above 20 kW.
Whenever the average PF is less than 0.9, penal charges shall be levied at the rate of the
following percentages of the amount of the monthly electricity bill, excluding Taxes and Duties:
Sl. Range of Power Factor Power Factor Level Penalty
1 0.895 to 0.900 0.90 0%
2 0.885 to 0.894 0.89 2%
3 0.875 to 0.884 0.88 3%
4 0.865 to 0.874 0.87 4%
5 0.855 to 0.864 0.86 5%
6 0.845 to 0.854 0.85 6%
7 0.835 to 0.844 0.84 7%
8 0.825 to 0.834 0.83 8%
9 0.815 to 0.824 0.82 9%
10 0.805 to 0.814 0.81 10%
... ... ... ...
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Note: Power Factor shall be measured/computed upto 3 decimals, after universal rounding off.
Prompt Payment Discount
A prompt payment discount of one percent of the monthly bill (excluding Taxes and Duties)
shall be provided to consumers for payment of electricity bills within 7 days from the date of
their issue.
Delayed Payment Charges
In case the electricity bill is not paid within the due date mentioned on the bill, delayed payment
charges of 1.25 percent shall be levied on the total amount of the electricity bill (including Taxes
and Duties).
Rate of Interest on Arrears
The rate of interest chargeable on the arrears of payment of billed dues shall be as given below:
Sr.
No.
Delay in Payment (months) Interest Rate
per annum (%)
1 Payment made after 60 days and before 90 days from the
date of billing 12%
2 Payment made after 90 days and up to 180 days from the
date of billing 15%
3 Payment made after 180 days from the date of billing 18%
Load Factor Incentive
Consumers having Load Factor above 75% and upto 85% will be entitled to an incentive in the
form of a rebate of 0.75% on the Energy Charges for every percentage point increase in Load
Factor from 75% to 85%. Consumers having a Load Factor above 85 % will be entitled to a
rebate of 1% on the Energy Charges for every percentage point increase in Load Factor from
85%. The total rebate will be subject to a ceiling of 15% of the Energy Charges applicable to the
consumer.
This incentive is applicable only to consumers in the tariff categories HT I: Industry, HT II:
Commercial and HT VI: Public Services - HT VI (A) and HT VI (B) only.
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The Load Factor incentive will be available only if the consumer has no arrears with the
Distribution Licensee, and payment is made within seven days from the date of the electricity
bill. However, it will be available to consumers in whose case payment of arrears in instalments
has been allowed by the Distribution Licensee, and such payment is being made as scheduled.
the Distribution Licensee shall take a commercial decision on the schedule for such payments.
The Load Factor is to be computed as follows:
Load Factor = Consumption during the month in MU
Maximum Consumption possible during the month in MU
Maximum consumption possible = Contract Demand (kVA) x Actual Power Factor
x (Total no. of hours during the month, less planned load shedding hours*)
* - Interruption/non-supply to the extent of 60 hours in a 30-day month.
In case the Billing Demand exceeds the Contract Demand in any particular month, the Load
Factor Incentive will not be payable in that month. (The Billing Demand definition excludes the
demand recorded during the non-peak hours, i.e. 22:00 hrs to 06:00 hrs and, therefore, even if the
Maximum Demand exceeds the Contract Demand in that period, Load Factor Incentive would be
applicable. However, the consumer would be subject to and shall have to pay the penal charges
applicable for exceeding such Contract Demand.
Penalty for exceeding Contract Demand
In case a consumer (availing Demand-based Tariff) exceeds his Contract Demand, he will be
billed at the applicable Demand Charge rate for the Demand actually recorded, and also be
charged an additional amount at the rate of 150% of the applicable Demand Charge (only for the
Demand in excess of the Contract Demand).
Under these circumstances, the consumer shall not be liable for any other action under Section
126 of the EA, 2003, since the penal additional Demand Charge provides for the penalty that the
consumer is liable to pay for exceeding his Contract Demand. In case a consumer exceeds his
Contract Demand on more than three occasions in a calendar year, the action to be taken would
be governed by the provisions of the Supply Code Regulations.
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Additional Demand Charges for Consumers having Captive Power Plant
For consumers having a Captive Power Plant, additional Demand Charges at the rate of Rs.
20/kVA/month shall be payable only on the extent of the Stand-by demand component and not
on the entire Contract Demand. The additional Demand Charges will be levied on the Stand-by
component only if the consumer’s demand exceeds his Contract Demand.
EHV Rebate
In the event that power is supplied at 66 kV and above, the consumer shall be provided a rebate
of 2% of the monthly Energy Charges specifically approved in the Tariff Schedule.
Consumers’ Security Deposit
1) Subject to the provisions of Section 47(5) of the Electricity Act, 2003, the Distribution
Licensee shall require any person to whom supply of electricity has been sanctioned to
deposit an amount as security in accordance with the provisions of Section 47(1) (a).
2) The amount of the Security Deposit shall be equal to the average of three months’ of
billing or the billing cycle period, whichever is lesser. For determining the average
billing, the average of the billing to the consumer for the last twelve months or, where
supply has been provided for a shorter period, the average of the billing of such shorter
period, shall be considered
3) Where the Distribution Licensee requires security from a consumer at the time of
commencement of service, the amount of such security shall be estimated based on the
tariff category and Contract Demand/Sanctioned Load, Load Factor, diversity factor and
number of working shifts of the consumer.
4) BEST shall re-calculate the amount of Security Deposit payable, based on the actual
billing of the consumer, once in each financial year.
5) Where the amount of Security Deposit maintained by the consumer is higher than the
security required to be maintained under the Supply Code Regulations, the Distribution
Licensee shall refund the excess amount to the consumer in a single instalment.
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6) Such refund shall be made upon a request of the person who gave the security, and with
intimation to the consumer if different from such person; and shall be made, at the option
of such person, by way of adjustment in the next bill or by way of a separate cheque
payment within 30 days from the receipt of such request;
7) No refund shall be required to be made where the amount of refund does not exceed 10%
of the amount of the Security Deposit required to be maintained by the consumer or Rs
300/-, whichever is higher.
8) Where the amount of security re-assessed as above is higher than the Security Deposit of
the consumer, the Distribution Licensee shall be entitled to raise a demand for additional
security deposit. The consumer shall be given not less than 30 days to deposit the
additional security pursuant to such demand.
9) Upon termination of supply, the Distribution Licensee shall, after recovery of all amounts
due, refund the remaining amount of security to the person who deposited it, with
intimation to the consumer if different from such person.
10) A consumer - (i) with a consumption of electricity of not less than one lakh kilo-Watt
hours per month; and (ii) with no undisputed sums payable to the Distribution Licensee
under Section 56 of the Electricity Act, 2003 may, at the option of such consumer,
deposit security by way of cash, irrevocable letter of credit or unconditional Bank
Guarantee issued by a scheduled commercial Bank.
11) The Distribution Licensee shall pay interest on the amount of Security Deposit in cash
(including by cheque or demand draft) at the Base Rate of State Bank of India as on 1st
April of the financial year for which the interest is payable, plus 150 basis points,
provided that the amount of such cash Deposit maintained by the consumer is at least Rs.
50/-.
12) Interest on the Security Deposit made in cash shall be payable from the date of its deposit
by the consumer till the date of dispatch of the refund by the Distribution Licensee.
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Definitions
Maximum Demand
Maximum Demand in kilo-Watts or kilo-Volt Amperes, in relation to any period shall, unless
otherwise provided in any general or specific Order of the Commission, mean twice the highest
number of kilo-watt-hours or kilo-Volt Ampere hours supplied and taken during any consecutive
thirty minute blocks in that period.
Contract Demand
Contract Demand means the demand in kilo-Watt (kW) or kilo–Volt Amperes (kVA), mutually
agreed between the Distribution Licensee and the consumer as entered into in the agreement or
agreed through other written communication. (For conversion of kW into kVA, the Power Factor
of 0.80 shall be applied.)
Sanctioned Load
Sanctioned Load means the load in kW mutually agreed between the Distribution Licensee and
the consumer.
Billing Demand - LT tariff categories
Monthly Billing Demand will be the higher of the following:
a) 65% of the actual Maximum Demand recorded in the month during 0600
hours to 2200 hours;
b) 40% of the Contract Demand.
Note:
- Only the Demand registered during the period 0600 to 2200 Hrs. will be considered for
determination of the Billing Demand.
- In case of a change in Contract Demand, the above period will be reckoned from the
month following the month in which the change in Contract Demand is effected.
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Billing Demand - HT tariff categories
Monthly Billing Demand will be the higher of the following:
a) Actual Maximum Demand recorded in the month during 0600 hours to 2200 hours;
b) 75% of the highest Billing Demand recorded during the preceding eleven months,
subject to the limit of Contract Demand;
c) 50% of the Contract Demand.
Note:
- Only the Demand registered during the period 0600 to 2200 Hrs. will be considered for
determination of the Billing Demand.
- In case of a change in Contract Demand, the above period will be reckoned from the
month following the month in which the change of Contract Demand is effected.
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BRIHANMUMBAI ELECTRIC SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT UNDERTAKING
SCHEDULE OF ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
(With effect from 1 April, 2019)
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission, in exercise of the powers vested in it under
Sections 61 and 62 of the Electricity Act, 2003 and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, has
determined, by its Multi Year Tariff Order dated 28 October, 2016 in Case No.33 of 2016, the
tariff for supply of electricity by the Distribution Licensee, Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and
Transport Undertaking (BEST) to various classes of consumers as applicable from 1 April,
2019. The Commission has issued Corrigendum Order in Case No. 33 of 2016 on 17 November,
2016.
General
1. These tariffs supersede all tariffs so far in force.
2. All changes mentioned in the Commissions’ Corrigendum Order dated 17th
November,
2016, have been incorporated in this Tariff Booklet.
3. The Tariffs are subject to revision and/or surcharge that may be levied by the Distribution
Licensee from time to time as per the directives of the Commission.
4. The tariffs are exclusive of the separate Electricity Duty, Tax on Sale of Electricity and
other levies by the Government or other competent authorities, which will be payable by
consumers over and above the tariffs.
5. The tariffs are applicable for supply at one point only.
6. The Distribution Licensee may measure the Maximum Demand for any period shorter
than 30 minutes of maximum use, subject to conformity with the Commission’s
Electricity Supply Code Regulations, where it considers that there are considerable load
fluctuations in operation.
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7. The tariffs are subject to the provisions of the applicable Regulations and any directions
that may be issued by the Commission from time to time.
8. Unless specifically stated to the contrary, the figures of Energy Charge and Wheeling
Charge are denominated in Rupees per unit (kWh) for the energy consumed during the
month.
9. Fuel Adjustment Charge (FAC) as may be approved by the Commission from time to
time shall be applicable to all categories of consumers and be in addition to the base
tariffs, on the basis of the FAC formula specified by the Commission and computed on a
monthly basis.
LOW TENSION (LT) TARIFF
LT I (A): LT – Residential (BPL)
Applicability:
This Below Poverty Line (BPL) tariff category is applicable to Residential consumers who have
a Sanctioned Load upto 0.25 kW and who have consumed upto 360 units per annum in the
previous financial year. The eligibility of such consumers will be reassessed at the end of each
financial year. If more than 360 units have been consumed in the previous financial year, the LTI
(B) - Residential tariff shall thereafter be applicable, and such consumer cannot revert thereafter
to the BPL category irrespective of his future consumption level.
The categorisation of BPL consumers will be reassessed at the end of the financial year on a pro
rata basis if there has been consumption for only a part of the year The categorisation of BPL
consumers who have been added during the previous year would be assessed on a pro rata basis,
i.e., 30 units per month.
This BPL category will also be applicable to all new consumers subsequently added in any
month with a Sanctioned Load of upto 0.25 kW and consumption between 1 to 30 units (on pro
rata basis of 1 unit/day) in the first billing month.
The BPL tariff is applicable only to individuals and not to institutions.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed /Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
Energy Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
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(Rs/kWh)
BPL Category 10.00 1.46 1.10 (0.14)
Note: *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
LT I (B): LT – Residential
This tariff category is applicable for electricity used at Low/Medium Voltage for operating
various appliances used for purposes such as lighting, heating, cooling, cooking,
washing/cleaning, entertainment/leisure, water pumping in the following premises:
a) Private residential premises, Government/semi-Government residential quarters;
b) Premises used exclusively for worship, such as temples, gurudwaras, churches, mosques,
etc.; provided that halls, gardens or any other part of such premises that may be let out for a
consideration or used for commercial activities would be charged at the applicable LT-II
tariff;
c) All Students Hostels affiliated to Educational Institutions;
d) All other Students’ or Working Men/Women’s Hostels;
e) Other types of Homes/Hostels, such as (i) Homes/Hostels for Destitutes, Disabled Persons
(physically or mentally handicapped persons, etc.) and mentally ill persons (ii) Remand
Homes (iii) Dharamshalas, (iv) Rescue Homes, (v) Orphanages - subject to verification and
confirmation by the Distribution Licensee’s concerned Zonal Chief Engineer or equivalent;
f) Government / Private / Co-operative Housing Colonies/complexes (where electricity is used
exclusively for domestic purposes) only for common facilities such as Water Pumping /
Street and other common area Lighting / Lifts /Parking Lots/ Fire-fighting Pumps and other
equipment, etc.;
g) Sports Clubs or facilities / Health Clubs or facilities / Gymnasium / Swimming Pool /
Community Hall of Government / Private / Co-operative Housing Colonies/complexes -
provided that they are situated in the same premises, and are for the exclusive use of the
members and employees of such Housing Colonies/complexes;
h) Telephone booths owned/operated by Persons with Disabilities/Handicapped persons;
i) Residential premises used by professionals like Lawyers, Doctors, Engineers, Chartered
Accountants, etc., in furtherance of their professional activities, but not including Nursing
Homes and Surgical Wards or Hospitals;
j) Single-phase household Flour Mills (Ghar-ghanti) used only for captive purposes;
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k) A residential LT consumer with consumption upto 500 units per month (current month of
supply) who undertakes construction or renovation activity in his existing premises: such
consumer shall not require a separate temporary connection, and would be billed at this
Residential tariff rate;
Note:
This tariff category shall also be applicable to consumers who are supplied power at High
Voltage for any of the purposes (a) to (k) above.
l) Consumers undertaking business or commercial / industrial / non-residential activities from a
part of their residence, whose monthly consumption is upto 300 units a month and annual
consumption in the previous financial year was upto 3600 units. The applicability of this
tariff to such consumers will be assessed at the end of each financial year. In case
consumption has exceeded 3600 units in the previous financial year, the consumer will
thereafter not be eligible for the tariff under this category but be charged at the tariff
otherwise applicable for such consumption, with prior intimation to him.
m) Entities supplied electricity at a single point at Low/Medium Voltage for residential
purposes, in accordance with the Electricity (Removal of Difficulties) Eighth Order, 2005, in
the following cases:
(i) a Co-operative Group Housing Society which owns the premises, for making electricity
available to the members of such Society residing in the same premises for residential
purposes; and
(ii)a person, for making electricity available to its employees residing in the same premises
for residential purposes.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
0-100 units Rs. 55 per month $$
1.46 1.45 (0.62)
101 – 300 units Rs. 85 per month
$$
1.46 3.60 (1.16)
301 – 500 units 1.46 6.35 (1.62)
Above 500 units
(balance units) Rs. 110 per month
$$ 1.46 8.40 (2.09)
Note:
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a) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
b) $$:The above Fixed Charges are for single-phase connections. A Fixed Charge of Rs. 110
per month will be levied on Residential consumers availing 3-phase supply. An
Additional Fixed Charge of Rs. 110 per 10 kW load or part thereof above 10 kW load
shall also be payable.
c) Professionals like Lawyers, Doctors, Professional Engineers, Chartered Accountants, etc.,
occupying premises exclusively for conducting their profession, shall not be eligible for
this tariff, and will be charged at the tariff applicable to the respective categories.
LT II: LT – Non-Residential or Commercial
Applicability:
This tariff category is applicable for electricity used at Low/Medium voltage in non-residential,
non-industrial and/or commercial premises for commercial consumption meant for operating
various appliances used for purposes such as lighting, heating, cooling, cooking,
washing/cleaning, entertainment/ leisure and water pumping in, but not limited to, the following
premises:
a) Non-Residential, Commercial and Business premises, including Shopping Malls and
Showrooms;
b) Combined lighting and power supply for facilities relating to Entertainment, including film
studios, cinemas and theatres (including multiplexes), Hospitality, Leisure, Meeting/Town
Halls, and places of Recreation and Public Entertainment;
c) Offices, including Commercial Establishments;
d) Marriage Halls, Hotels / Restaurants, Ice-cream parlours, Coffee Shops, Guest Houses,
Internet / Cyber Cafes, Telephone Booths not covered under the LT I category, and Fax /
Photocopy shops;
e) Automobile and all other types of repairs, servicing and maintenance centres (unless
specifically covered under another tariff category); Retail Gas Filling Stations, Petrol Pumps
and Service Stations, including Garages;
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f) Tailoring Shops, Computer Training Institutes, Typing Institutes, Photo Laboratories,
Laundries, Beauty Parlours and Saloons;
g) Banks and ATM centres, Telephone Exchanges, TV Stations, Microwave Stations, Radio
Stations, Telecommunications Towers;
h) Common facilities, like Water Pumping / Lifts / Fire-Fighting Pumps and other equipment /
Street and other common area Lighting, etc., in Commercial Complexes;
i) Sports Clubs/facilities, Health Clubs/facilities, Gymnasiums, Swimming Pools not covered
under any other category;
j) External illumination of monuments/ historical/ heritage buildings approved by Maharashtra
Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) or the concerned Local Authority;
k) Construction of all types of structures/ infrastructure such as buildings, bridges, fly-overs,
dams, Power Stations, roads, Aerodromes, tunnels for laying of pipelines for all purposes,
and which is not covered under the Temporary tariff category;
Note: Residential LT consumers with consumption above 500 units per month (current
month of supply) and who undertake construction or renovation activity in their existing
premises shall not require a separate Temporary category connection, and shall be billed at
the LT-II Commercial Tariff rate;
l) Milk Collection Centres;
m) Sewage Treatment Plants/ Common Effluent Treatment Plants for Commercial Complexes
not covered under the LT – Public Water Works or LT – Industry categories;
n) Stand-alone Research and Development units not covered under any other category;
o) Electrical Charging Centres for Vehicles; provided that, in case the consumer uses the
electricity for charging his own vehicle at his premises, the tariff applicable shall be as per
the category of such premises.
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Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/
Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
(A) 0-20 kW
0-500 units Rs. 310
per month
1.46 5.60 (1.67)
Above 500 units 1.46 7.00 (2.48)
(B) > 20 kW and ≤ 50 kW Rs. 260
per kVA
per month
1.46 5.80 (2.43)
(C ) > 50 kW 1.46 6.50 (2.46)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base Tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note:
*: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on Appeal
No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in Appeal
No. 155 of 2013
The ToD tariff is applicable to the LT-II (B) and (C) categories, and optionally available to LT-
II (A) category consumers having ToD meter installed.
LT III: LT- Industry:
LT III (A): LT - Industry upto 20 kW load
LT III (B): LT - Industry, above 20 kW load
Applicability:
This tariff category is applicable for electricity for Industrial use, at Low/Medium Voltage, for
purposes of manufacturing and processing, including electricity used within such premises for
general lighting, heating/cooling, etc.
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It is also applicable for use of electricity / power supply for Administrative Offices / Canteens,
Recreation Hall / Sports Club or facilities / Health Club or facilities/ Gymnasium / Swimming
Pool exclusively meant for employees of the industry; lifts, water pumps, fire-fighting pumps
and equipment, street and common area lighting; Research and Development units, etc. -
Provided that all such facilities are situated within the same industrial premises and supplied
power from the same point of supply;
This tariff category shall also be applicable for use of electricity / power supply by an
Information Technology (IT) or IT-enabled Services (ITeS) Unit as defined in the applicable
IT/ITeS Policy of Government of Maharashtra. Where such Unit does not hold the relevant
permanent registration Certificate, the tariff shall be as per the LT II category, and the LT III
tariff shall apply to it after receipt of such permanent registration Certificate and till it is valid.
It shall also be applicable for use of electricity / power supply for (but not limited to) the
following purposes:
a) Flour Mill, Dal Mill, Rice Mill, Poha Mill, Masala Mill, Saw Mill;
b) Ice Factory, Ice-cream manufacturing units, Milk Processing / Chilling Plants (Dairy);
c) Engineering Workshops, Engineering Goods Manufacturing units; Printing Presses;
Transformer Repair Workshops; Tyre Retreading units; and Vulcanizing units;
d) Mining, Quarrying and Stone Crushing units;
e) Garment Manufacturing units;
f) LPG/CNG bottling plants, etc.;
g) Sewage Treatment Plant/ Common Effluent Treatment Plant for industries, and not covered
under the LT – Public Water Works category
h) Start-up power for Generating Plants, i.e. the power required for trial run of a Power Plant
during commissioning of the Unit and its Auxiliaries, and for its start-up after planned or
forced outage (but not for construction);
i) Brick Kiln (Bhatti);
j) Biotechnology Industries covered under the Biotechnology Policy of Government of
Maharashtra;
k) Cold Storages not covered under LT X (B) – Agriculture (Others);
l) Food (including seafood) Processing units.
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Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs. /kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
LT III (A): 0-20 kW
0-500 units Rs. 310
per month
1.46 5.40 (1.58)
Above 500 units 1.46 6.60 (2.21)
LT III (B): Above 20 kW Rs. 260
per kVA
per month
1.46 5.40 (1.97)
TOD Tariffs ( Optional – in addition to above base Tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note:
a) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on Appeal
No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
b) The ToD Tariff is compulsorily applicable to LT III (B) (i.e., above 20 kW), and optionally
available to LT- III (A) (i.e., up to 20 kW) having ToD meter installed.
LT IV: LT-Public Water Works (PWW) and Sewage Treatment Plants
Applicability:
This tariff category is applicable for electricity / power supply at Low / Medium Voltage for
pumping of water, purification of water and allied activities relating to Public Water Supply
Schemes and Sewage Treatment Plants, provided they are owned or operated or managed by
Local Self-Government Bodies (Gram Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis, ZillaParishads, Municipal
Councils and Corporations, etc.), or by Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP), Maharashtra
Industries Development Corporation (MIDC), Cantonment Boards and Housing
Societies/complexes.
All other Public Water Supply Schemes and Sewage Treatment Plants (including allied
activities) shall be billed under the LT II or LT III category tariff, as the case may be.
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Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 260
per kVA
per month
1.46 5.25 (1.67)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note: *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
The ToD Tariff is compulsorily applicable to the LT IV category with Contract Demand /
Sanctioned Load above 20 kW; and optionally available to the LT IV category with Contract
Demand / Sanctioned Load upto 20 kW having ToD meter installed.
LT V: LT - Advertisements and Hoardings
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for use of electricity at Low/ Medium Voltage for
advertisements, hoardings (including hoardings fixed on lamp posts/installed along roadsides),
and other commercial illumination such as external flood-lights, displays, neon signs at
departmental stores, malls, multiplexes, theatres, clubs, hotels and other such establishments;
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Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed /
Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 490
per month 1.46 7.60 (3.56)
Note:
a) Consumers availing power supply at High Voltage for any of the above purposes shall be
billed as per the tariff of this LT category.
b) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
c) This category is not applicable to use of electricity specifically covered under the LT-II
category; or to electricity used for the external illumination of monuments and
historical/heritage buildings approved by MTDC or the concerned Local Authority,
which shall be covered under the LT-II category depending upon the Sanctioned Load.
d) The electricity used for indicating/ displaying the name and other details of the premises
shall be covered under the category of such premises, and not under this tariff category.
LT VI: LT- Street Lights
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for the electricity used for lighting of public streets/
thoroughfares which are open for use by the general public, at Low / Medium Voltage, and also
at High Voltage.
Street lights in residential complexes, commercial complexes, industrial premises, etc. will be
billed at the tariff of the respective applicable categories.
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This category is also applicable for use of electricity / power supply at Low / Medium Voltage or
at High Voltage for (but not limited to) the following purposes, irrespective of who owns,
operates or maintains these facilities:
a) Lighting in Public Gardens (i.e. which are open to the general public free of charge);
b) Traffic Signals and Traffic Islands;
c) Public Sanitary Conveniences;
d) Public Water Fountains; and
e) Such other public places open to the general public free of charge.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed / Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 260
per kVA
per month
1.46 5.30 (1.71)
Note:
a) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
b) The above street and other lighting facilities having ‘Automatic Timers’ for switching
On/Off would be levied Demand Charges on the lower of the following–
i) 50 percent of ‘Contract Demand’ or
ii) Actual ‘Recorded Demand’.
LT VII: LT - Temporary Supply
LT VII (A): LT - Temporary Supply - Religious (TSR)
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity supply at Low/Medium voltage for temporary
purposes for public religious functions like Ganesh Utsav, Navaratri, Eid, Moharrum, Ram Lila,
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Diwali, Christmas, Guru Nanak Jayanti, etc., and for areas where community prayers are held;
and for functions to commemorate anniversaries of personalities and National or State events for
which Public Holidays have been declared, such as Gandhi Jayanti, Ambedkar Jayanti,
Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti, Republic Day, Independence Day, etc.
LT VII (B): LT - Temporary Supply - Others (TSO)
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity used at Low/Medium voltage for Temporary use
for a period not exceeding one year, other than for the religious or commemorative
purposes covered under LT VII (A), for
a) Construction of all types of structures/ infrastructure such as buildings, bridges, fly-overs,
dams, Power Stations, roads, Aerodromes, tunnels for laying of pipelines;
b) Any construction or renovation activity in existing premises;
c) Decorative lighting for exhibitions, circuses, film shootings, marriages, etc.,
d) Any other activity not covered under LT VII (A).
Consumption Slab
(kWh)
Fixed/Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
( Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
LT VII (A) – All Units Rs. 260
per connection
per month
1.46 3.60 (0.98)
LT VII (B) – All Units Rs. 490
per connection
per month
1.46 7.20 (2.85)
Note:
(a) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014
in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
(b) For LT VII (B), Additional Fixed Charges of Rs. 260 per 10 kW load or part thereof above
10 kW load shall be payable.
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(c) Electricity used at Low / Medium Voltage for operating Fire-Fighting pumps and
equipment in residential or other premises shall be charged as per the tariff category
applicable to such premises.
LT VIII: LT- Crematoriums and Burial Grounds
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity used at Low/Medium Voltage in Crematoriums
and Burial Grounds for all purposes, including lighting.
However, it will be applicable only to the portion of the premises catering to such activities. In
case a part of the area is being used for other purposes, a separate meter will have to be provided
for such purposes and the consumption charged at the applicable tariff.
Consumption Slab
(kWh)
Fixed/Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
( Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 260
per connection
per month
1.46 4.15 (0.94)
Note: *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
LT IX: Public Services
LT IX (A): LT - Government Educational Institutions and Hospitals
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity supply at Low/Medium Voltage for Educational
Institutions, such as Schools and Colleges; Health Care facilities, such as Hospitals,
Dispensaries, Clinics, Primary Health Care Centres, Diagnostic Centres and Pathology
Laboratories; Libraries and public reading rooms - of the State or Central Government or Local
Self-Government bodies such as Municipalities, Zilla Parishads, Panchayat Samitis, Gram
Panchayats, etc;
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It shall also be applicable for electricity used for Sports Clubs and facilities / Health Clubs and
facilities / Gymnasium / Swimming Pools attached to such Educational Institutions / Hospitals,
provided that they are situated in the same premises and are meant primarily for their students /
faculty/ employees/ patients.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 310
per month 1.46 6.25 (2.06)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note: *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
The ToD Tariff is compulsorily applicable to the LT IX (A) category with Contract
Demand / Sanctioned Load above 20 kW; and optionally available to the LT IX (A) category
with Contract Demand / Sanctioned Load upto 20 kW having ToD meter installed.
LT IX (B): LT - Public Services - Others
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity supply at Low/Medium Voltage for
a) -- Educational Institutions, such as Schools and Colleges; Health Care facilities, such as
Hospitals, Dispensaries, Clinics, Primary Health Care Centres, Diagnostic Centres and
Pathology Laboratories; Libraries and public reading rooms - other than those of the State or
Central Government or Local Self-Government bodies such as Municipalities, Zilla
Parishads, Panchayat Samitis, Gram Panchayats, etc.
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-- Sports Clubs and facilities / Health Clubs and facilities / Gymnasium / Swimming Pools
attached to such Educational Institutions /Health Care facilities, provided that they are
situated in the same premises and are meant primarily for their students / faculty/ employees/
patients;
b) all offices of Government and Municipal/ Local Authorities/ Local Self-Government bodies,
such as Municipalities, ZillaParishads, Panchayat Samitis, Gram Panchayats; Police Stations
and Police Chowkies; Post Offices; Armed Forces/Defence and Para-Military establishments;
c) Service-oriented Spiritual Organisations;
d) State or Municipal/Local Authority Transport establishments, including their Workshops;
e) Fire Service Stations; Jails, Prisons; Courts;
f) Airports;
g) Ports and Jetties;
h) Railway/Metro/Monorail Stations, including Shops, Workshops, Yards, etc, if the supply is at
Low/ Medium Voltage.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 310
per month 1.46 6.95 (2.06)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note: *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
The ToD Tariff is compulsorily applicable to the LT IX (B) category with Contract
Demand / Sanctioned Load above 20 kW; and optionally available to the LT IX (B) category
with Contract Demand / Sanctioned Load upto 20 kW having ToD meter installed.
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LT X (A): LT - Agriculture - Pumpsets
Applicability:
This tariff category is applicable for motive power supplied for agricultural metered pumping
loads, and for one lamp of wattage up to 40 to be connected to the motive power circuit for use
in pump-houses at Low/Medium Voltage.
It is also applicable for power supply for cane crushers and/or fodder cutters for self-use for
agricultural processing operations, but not for operating a flour mill, oil mill or expeller in the
same premises, either operated by a separate motor or a change of belt drive.
Consumption
Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 30
per HP
per month
1.78 2.50 -
Note:
a) Consumers who avail power supply at High Voltage for the above purposes shall also be
billed as per this tariff category.
b) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
LT X (B): LT – Agriculture– Others
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for use of electricity / power supply at Low / Medium Voltage
for:
a) Pre-cooling plants and cold storage units for Agricultural Products – processed or otherwise;
b) Poultries exclusively undertaking layer and broiler activities, including Hatcheries;
c) High-Technology Agriculture (i.e. Tissue Culture, Green House, Mushroom cultivation
activities), provided the power supply is exclusively utilized for purposes directly concerned
with the crop cultivation process, and not for any engineering or industrial process;
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d) Floriculture, Horticulture, Nurseries, Plantations, Aquaculture, Sericulture, Cattle Breeding
Farms, etc;
Consumption
Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 75
per kW
per month
1.78 4.00 -
Note:
a) Consumers who avail power supply at High Voltage for the above purposes shall also be
billed as per this tariff category.
b) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
HIGH TENSION (HT) TARIFF
HT I: HT – Industry
Applicability:
This tariff category is applicable for electricity for Industrial use at High Voltage for purposes of
manufacturing and processing, including electricity used within such premises for general
lighting, heating/cooling, etc.
It is also applicable for use of electricity / power supply for Administrative Offices / Canteen,
Recreation Hall / Sports Club or facilities / Health Club or facilities/ Gymnasium / Swimming
Pool exclusively meant for employees of the industry; lifts, water pumps, fire-fighting pumps
and equipment, street and common area lighting; Research and Development units, etc. -
Provided that all such facilities are situated within the same industrial premises and supplied
power from the same point of supply.
This tariff category shall be applicable for use of electricity / power supply by an Information
Technology (IT) or IT-enabled Services (ITeS) Unit as defined in the applicable IT/ITes Policy
of Government of Maharashtra. Where such Unit does not hold the relevant permanent
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registration Certificate, the tariff shall be as per the HT II category, and the HT I tariff shall
apply to it after receipt of such permanent registration Certificate and till it is valid.
It shall also be applicable for use of electricity / power supply for (but not limited to) the
following purposes:
a) Flour Mills, Dal Mills, Rice Mills, Poha Mills, Masala Mills, Saw Mills;
b) Ice Factories, Ice-cream manufacturing units, Milk Processing / Chilling Plants (Dairy);
c) Engineering Workshops, Engineering Goods manufacturing units; Printing Presses;
Transformer Repair Workshops; Tyre Retreading units, and Vulcanizing units;
d) Mining, Quarrying and Stone Crushing units;
e) Garment Manufacturing units
f) LPG/CNG bottling plants, etc.;
g) Sewage Treatment Plant/ Common Effluent Treatment Plant for industries, and not covered
under the HT – PWW category
h) Start-up power for Generating Plants, i.e., the power required for trial run of a Power Plant
during commissioning of the Unit and its Auxiliaries, and for its start-up after planned or
forced outage (but not for construction);
i) Brick Kiln (Bhatti);
j) Biotechnology Industries covered under the Biotechnology Policy of Government of
Maharashtra;
k) Cold Storages not covered under LT X (B)– Agriculture (Others);
l) Food (including Seafood) Processing units.
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Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 260
per kVA
per month
0.07 7.35 (1.79)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base Tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note:
a) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
b) Demand Charge shall be applicable at the rate of 25% of the above rates on the start-up
demand contracted by the Power Plant (as referred to at (h) above) with the Distribution
Licensee
HT II: HT- Commercial
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity used at High Voltage in non-residential, non-
industrial and/or commercial premises for commercial consumption meant for operating various
appliances used for purposes such as lighting, heating, cooling, cooking, washing/cleaning,
entertainment/ leisure and water pumping in, but not limited to, the following premises:
a) Non-Residential, Commercial and Business premises, including Shopping Malls and
Showrooms;
b) Combined lighting and power services for facilities relating to Entertainment, including film
studios, cinemas and theatres (including multiplexes), Hospitality, Leisure, Meeting/Town
Halls, and places of Recreation and Public Entertainment;
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c) Offices, including Commercial Establishments;
d) Marriage Halls, Hotels / Restaurants, Ice-cream parlours, Coffee Shops, Guest Houses,
Internet / Cyber Cafes, Telephone Booths and Fax / Photocopy shops;
e) Automobile and all other types of repairs, servicing and maintenance centres (unless
specifically covered under another tariff category); Retail Gas Filling Stations, Petrol Pumps
& Service Stations, including Garages; -
f) Tailoring Shops, Computer Training Institutes, Typing Institutes, Photo Laboratories,
Laundries, Beauty Parlours and Saloons;
g) Banks and ATM centres, Telephone Exchanges, TV Stations, Micro Wave Stations, Radio
Stations, Telecommunications Tower;
h) Common facilities, like Water Pumping / Lifts / Fire-Fighting Pumps and other equipment /
Street and other common area Lighting, etc., in Commercial Complexes;
i) Sports Clubs/facilities, Health Clubs/facilities, Gymnasiums, Swimming Pools not covered
under any other category;
j) External illumination of monuments/ historical/heritage buildings approved by Maharashtra
Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) or the concerned Local Authority;
k) Construction of all types of structures/ infrastructure such as buildings, bridges, fly-overs,
dams, Power Stations, roads, Aerodromes, tunnels for laying of pipelines for all purposes,
and which is not covered under the HT - Temporary category;
Note:
Residential LT consumers with consumption above 500 units per month (current month of
supply) and who undertake construction or renovation activity in their existing premises shall
not require a separate Temporary category connection but be billed at the LT-II Commercial
tariff;
l) Milk Collection Centres;
m) Sewage Treatment Plant/ Common Effluent Treatment Plant for Commercial Complexes ,
not covered under the HT – PWW category or HT I - Industry
n) Stand-alone Research and Development units not covered under any other category;
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o) Electrical Charging Centres for Vehicles; provided that, in case the consumer uses the
electricity for charging his own vehicle at his premises, the tariff shall be as per the category
applicable to such premises.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 260
per kVA
per month
0.07 7.55 (1.93)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note:
a) A consumer in the HT II category requiring single-point supply for the purpose of
downstream consumption by separately identifiable entities shall have to operate as a
Franchisee authorised as such by the Distribution Licensee; or such downstream entities
shall be required to take separate individual connections and be charged under the tariff
category applicable to them.
b) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
HT III: HT - Group Housing Society (Residential)
Applicability:
Entities supplied electricity at a single point at High Voltage for residential purposes in
accordance with the Electricity (Removal of Difficulties) Eighth Order, 2005, in the following
cases:
a) a Co-operative Group Housing Society which owns the premises, for making electricity
available to the members of such Society residing in the same premises for residential
purposes; and
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b) a person, for making electricity available to its employees residing in the same premises for
residential purposes.
c)
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 260
per kVA
per month
0.07 6.30 (1.03)
Note: *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
HT IV: HT - Public Water Works (PWW) and Sewage Treatment Plants
Applicability:
This tariff category is applicable for electricity / power supply at High Voltage for pumping of
water, purification of water and allied activities relating to Public Water Supply Schemes and
Sewage Treatment Plants, provided they are owned or operated or managed by Local Self-
Government Bodies (Gram Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis, ZillaParishads, Municipal Councils
and Corporations, etc.), or by Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP), Maharashtra Industries
Development Corporation (MIDC), Cantonment Boards and Housing Societies/complexes.
All other Public Water Supply Schemes and Sewage Treatment Plants (including allied
activities) shall not be eligible under this tariff category, but be billed at the tariff applicable to
the HT I or HT II categories, as the case may be.
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Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 260
per kVA
per month
0.07 6.70 (1.93)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note: *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
HT V- Railways/Metro/Monorail
This tariff category is applicable to power supply at High Voltage for Railways, Metro and
Monorail, including Stations and Shops, Workshops, Yards, etc.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 260
per kVA
per month
0.07 6.55 -
Note :*: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
HT VI - Public Services
HT VI – (A): HT - Government Educational Institutions and Hospitals
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity supply at High Voltage for Educational
Institutions, such as Schools and Colleges; Health Care facilities, such as Hospitals,
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Dispensaries, Clinics, Primary Health Care Centres, Diagnostic Centres and Pathology
Laboratories; Libraries and public reading rooms - of the State or Central Government, Local
Self-Government bodies such as Municipalities, Zilla Parishads, Panchayat Samitis, Gram
Panchayats, etc;
It shall also be applicable for electricity used for Sports Clubs and facilities / Health Clubs and
facilities / Gymnasium / Swimming Pools attached to such Educational Institutions / Health Care
facilities, provided that they are situated in the same premises and are meant primarily for the
students / faculty/ employees/ patients of such Educational Institutions and Hospitals.
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/
Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 260
per kVA
per month
0.07 7.40 (1.70)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note :*: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
HT VI - (B): Public Service - Others
This tariff category is applicable for electricity supply at High Voltage for
a) -- Educational Institutions, such as Schools and Colleges; Health Care facilities, such as
Hospitals, Dispensaries, Clinics, Primary Health Care Centres, Diagnostic Centres and
Pathology Laboratories; Libraries and public reading rooms - other than those of the State or
Central Government, Local Self-Government bodies such as Municipalities, Zilla Parishads,
Panchayat Samities, Gram Panchayats, etc.
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- Sports Clubs and facilities / Health Clubs and facilities / Gymnasium / Swimming Pools
attached to such Educational Institutions / Health Care facilities, provided that they are
situated in the same premises and are meant primarily for their students / faculty/
employees/ patients;
b) all offices of Government and Municipal/ Local Authorities/ Local Self-Government bodies,
such as Municipalities, Zilla Parishads, Panchayat Samitis, Gram Panchayats; Police Stations
and Police Chowkies; Post Offices; Armed Forces/Defence and Para-Military establishments;
c) Service-oriented Spiritual Organisations;
d) State or Municipal/Local Authority Transport establishments, including their Workshops;
e) Fire Service Stations; Jails, Prisons; Courts.
f) Airports
g) Ports and Jetties
Consumption Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand
Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 260
per kVA
per month
0.07 7.45 (1.70)
TOD Tariffs (in addition to above base tariffs)
0600 to 0900 hours 0.00
0900 to 1200 hours 0.50
1200 to 1800 hours 0.00
1800 to 2200 hours 1.00
2200 to 0600 hours -0.75
Note :*: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October, 2014 in
Appeal No. 155 of 2013
HT VII- HT - Temporary Supply
Applicability
This tariff category is applicable for electricity supply at High Voltage, for temporary use for a
period not exceeding one year, for public religious functions like Ganesh Utsav, Navaratri, Eid,
Moharrum, Ram Lila, Diwali, Christmas, Guru Nanak Jayanti, etc. or for areas where
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community prayers are held; and for functions to commemorate anniversaries of personalities
and National or State events for which Public Holidays have been declared, such as Gandhi
Jayanti, Ambedkar Jayanti, Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti, Republic Day, Independence Day, etc.
This tariff category is also applicable for electricity supplied at High Voltage for Temporary use
for a period not exceeding one year for
a) Construction of all types of structures/ infrastructure such as buildings, bridges, fly-overs,
dams, Power Stations, roads, Aerodromes, tunnels for laying of pipelines for all purposes;
b) Any construction or renovation activity in existing premises;
c) Decorative lighting for exhibitions, circuses, film shootings, marriages, etc.,
Consumption
Slab
( kWh)
Fixed/ Demand Charge
Wheeling
Charge
(Rs/kWh)
Energy
Charge
(Rs./kWh)
TDLR
Refund
(Rs/kWh)*
All Units Rs. 490
per connection
per month
0.07 8.50 (2.63)
Note:
a) *: TDLR Refund is effective subject to the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court on
Appeal No. 10488 of 2014 filed by BEST against the ATE Judgment dated 31 October,
2014 in Appeal No. 155 of 2013
b) Additional Fixed Charges of Rs. 260 per 10 kW load or part thereof above 10 kW load
shall be payable.
MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL CHARGES
Fuel Adjustment Charge (FAC) Component of Z-factor Charge
The Fuel Adjustment Charge (FAC) component of the Z-factor Charge will be determined in
accordance with the formula specified in the relevant Multi Year Tariff Regulations and any
directions that may be given by the Commission from time to time, and will be applicable to all
consumer categories for their entire consumption.
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In case of any variation in the fuel prices and power purchase prices, the Distribution Licensee
shall pass on the adjustments through the FAC component of the Z-factor Charge accordingly.
The details of the applicable ZFAC for each month shall be available on the Distribution
Licensee’s website www.bestundertaking.com.
Electricity Duty and Tax on Sale of Electricity
Electricity Duty and Tax on Sale of Electricity shall be levied in addition to the tariffs approved
by the Commission, and in accordance with the Government of Maharashtra stipulations from
time to time. The rate and the reference number of the Government Resolution/ Order under
which the Electricity Duty and Tax on Sale of Electricity are applied shall be stated in the
consumers’ energy bills. A copy of such Resolution / Order shall be provided on the Distribution
Licensee’s website www.bestundertaking.com.
Power Factor Computation
Where the average Power Factor measurement is not possible through the installed meter, the
following formula for calculating the average Power Factor during the billing period shall be
applied:
Power Factor Incentive
Applicable for HT-I :Industry, HT II - Commercial, HT-IV : PWW, HT V- Railways, Metro &
Monorail, HT-VI: Public Services [ HT VI (A) and HT VI (B)], HT VII - Temporary Supply,
LT II: Non-Residential/Commercial [LT II (B), LT II (C)] (for Contract Demand/Sanctioned
Load above 20 kW), LT III (B): Industry above 20 kW, LT IV- PWW, LT VII (B) – Temporary
Supply (Others) , and LT IX : Public Service [LT IX (A) and LT IX (B)] having contract
demand/sanctioned load above 20 kW.
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Whenever the average Power Factor is more than 0.95, an incentive shall be given at the rate of
the following percentages of the amount of the monthly electricity bill, excluding Taxes and
Duties:
Sl. Range of Power Factor Power Factor Level Incentive
1 0.951 to 0.954 0.95 0%
2 0.955 to 0.964 0.96 1%
3 0.965 to 0.974 0.97 2%
4 0.975 to 0.984 0.98 3%
5 0.985 to 0.994 0.99 5%
6 0.995 to 1.000 1.00 7%
Note: Power Factor shall be measured/computed upto 3 decimals, after universal rounding off.
Power Factor Penalty
Applicable for HT-I :Industry, HT II - Commercial, HT-IV : PWW, HT V- Railways, Metro &
Monorail, HT-VI: Public Services [ HT VI (A) and HT VI (B)], HT VII - Temporary Supply,
LT II: Non-Residential/Commercial [LT II (B), LT II (C)] (for Contract Demand/Sanctioned
Load above 20 kW), LT III (B): Industry above 20 kW, LT IV : PWW, LT VII (B) – Temporary
Supply (Others) , and LT IX : Public Service [LT IX (A) and LT IX (B)] having contract
demand/sanctioned load above 20 kW.
Whenever the average PF is less than 0.9, penal charges shall be levied at the rate of the
following percentages of the amount of the monthly electricity bill, excluding Taxes and Duties:
Sl. Range of Power Factor Power Factor Level Penalty
1 0.895 to 0.900 0.90 0%
2 0.885 to 0.894 0.89 2%
3 0.875 to 0.884 0.88 3%
4 0.865 to 0.874 0.87 4%
5 0.855 to 0.864 0.86 5%
6 0.845 to 0.854 0.85 6%
7 0.835 to 0.844 0.84 7%
8 0.825 to 0.834 0.83 8%
9 0.815 to 0.824 0.82 9%
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Sl. Range of Power Factor Power Factor Level Penalty
10 0.805 to 0.814 0.81 10%
... ... ... ...
Note: Power Factor shall be measured/computed upto 3 decimals, after universal rounding off.
Prompt Payment Discount
A prompt payment discount of one percent of the monthly bill (excluding Taxes and Duties)
shall be provided to consumers for payment of electricity bills within 7 days from the date of
their issue.
Delayed Payment Charges
In case the electricity bill is not paid within the due date mentioned on the bill, delayed payment
charges of 1.25 percent shall be levied on the total amount of the electricity bill (including Taxes
and Duties).
Rate of Interest on Arrears
The rate of interest chargeable on the arrears of payment of billed dues shall be as given below:
Sr.
No.
Delay in Payment (months) Interest Rate
per annum (%)
1 Payment made after 60 days and before 90 days from the
date of billing 12%
2 Payment made after 90 days and up to 180 days from the
date of billing 15%
3 Payment made after 180 days from the date of billing 18%
Load Factor Incentive
Consumers having Load Factor above 75% and upto 85% will be entitled to an incentive in the
form of a rebate of 0.75% on the Energy Charges for every percentage point increase in Load
Factor from 75% to 85%. Consumers having a Load Factor above 85 % will be entitled to a
rebate of 1% on the Energy Charges for every percentage point increase in Load Factor from
85%. The total rebate will be subject to a ceiling of 15% of the Energy Charges applicable to the
consumer.
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This incentive is applicable only to consumers in the tariff categories HT I: Industry, HT II:
Commercial and HT VI: Public Services - HT VI (A) and HT VI (B) only.
The Load Factor incentive will be available only if the consumer has no arrears with the
Distribution Licensee, and payment is made within seven days from the date of the electricity
bill. However, it will be available to consumers in whose case payment of arrears in instalments
has been allowed by the Distribution Licensee, and such payment is being made as scheduled.
the Distribution Licensee shall take a commercial decision on the schedule for such payments.
The Load Factor is to be computed as follows:
Load Factor = Consumption during the month in MU
Maximum Consumption possible during the month in MU
Maximum consumption possible = Contract Demand (kVA) x Actual Power Factor
x (Total no. of hours during the month, less planned load shedding hours*)
* - Interruption/non-supply to the extent of 60 hours in a 30-day month.
In case the Billing Demand exceeds the Contract Demand in any particular month, the Load
Factor Incentive will not be payable in that month. (The Billing Demand definition excludes the
demand recorded during the non-peak hours, i.e. 22:00 hrs to 06:00 hrs and, therefore, even if the
Maximum Demand exceeds the Contract Demand in that period, Load Factor Incentive would be
applicable. However, the consumer would be subject to and shall have to pay the penal charges
applicable for exceeding such Contract Demand.
Penalty for exceeding Contract Demand
In case a consumer (availing Demand-based Tariff) exceeds his Contract Demand, he will be
billed at the applicable Demand Charge rate for the Demand actually recorded, and also be
charged an additional amount at the rate of 150% of the applicable Demand Charge (only for the
Demand in excess of the Contract Demand).
Under these circumstances, the consumer shall not be liable for any other action under Section
126 of the EA, 2003, since the penal additional Demand Charge provides for the penalty that the
consumer is liable to pay for exceeding his Contract Demand. In case a consumer exceeds his
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Contract Demand on more than three occasions in a calendar year, the action to be taken would
be governed by the provisions of the Supply Code Regulations.
Additional Demand Charges for Consumers having Captive Power Plant
For consumers having a Captive Power Plant, additional Demand Charges at the rate of Rs.
20/kVA/month shall be payable only on the extent of the Stand-by demand component and not
on the entire Contract Demand. The additional Demand Charges will be levied on the Stand-by
component only if the consumer’s demand exceeds his Contract Demand.
EHV Rebate
In the event that power is supplied at 66 kV and above, the consumer shall be provided a rebate
of 2% of the monthly Energy Charges specifically approved in the Tariff Schedule.
Consumers’ Security Deposit
1) Subject to the provisions of Section 47(5) of the Electricity Act, 2003, the Distribution
Licensee shall require any person to whom supply of electricity has been sanctioned to
deposit an amount as security in accordance with the provisions of Section 47(1) (a).
2) The amount of the Security Deposit shall be equal to the average of three months’ of
billing or the billing cycle period, whichever is lesser. For determining the average
billing, the average of the billing to the consumer for the last twelve months or, where
supply has been provided for a shorter period, the average of the billing of such shorter
period, shall be considered
3) Where the Distribution Licensee requires security from a consumer at the time of
commencement of service, the amount of such security shall be estimated based on the
tariff category and Contract Demand/Sanctioned Load, Load Factor, diversity factor and
number of working shifts of the consumer.
4) BEST shall re-calculate the amount of Security Deposit payable, based on the actual
billing of the consumer, once in each financial year.
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5) Where the amount of Security Deposit maintained by the consumer is higher than the
security required to be maintained under the Supply Code Regulations, the Distribution
Licensee shall refund the excess amount to the consumer in a single instalment.
6) Such refund shall be made upon a request of the person who gave the security, and with
intimation to the consumer if different from such person; and shall be made, at the option
of such person, by way of adjustment in the next bill or by way of a separate cheque
payment within 30 days from the receipt of such request;
7) No refund shall be required to be made where the amount of refund does not exceed 10%
of the amount of the Security Deposit required to be maintained by the consumer or Rs
300/-, whichever is higher.
8) Where the amount of security re-assessed as above is higher than the Security Deposit of
the consumer, the Distribution Licensee shall be entitled to raise a demand for additional
security deposit. The consumer shall be given not less than 30 days to deposit the
additional security pursuant to such demand.
9) Upon termination of supply, the Distribution Licensee shall, after recovery of all amounts
due, refund the remaining amount of security to the person who deposited it, with
intimation to the consumer if different from such person.
10) A consumer - (i) with a consumption of electricity of not less than one lakh kilo-Watt
hours per month; and (ii) with no undisputed sums payable to the Distribution Licensee
under Section 56 of the Electricity Act, 2003 may, at the option of such consumer,
deposit security by way of cash, irrevocable letter of credit or unconditional Bank
Guarantee issued by a scheduled commercial Bank.
11) The Distribution Licensee shall pay interest on the amount of Security Deposit in cash
(including by cheque or demand draft) at the Base Rate of State Bank of India as on 1st
April of the financial year for which the interest is payable, plus 150 basis points,
provided that the amount of such cash Deposit maintained by the consumer is at least Rs.
50/-.
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12) Interest on the Security Deposit made in cash shall be payable from the date of its deposit
by the consumer till the date of dispatch of the refund by the Distribution Licensee.
Definitions
Maximum Demand
Maximum Demand in kilo-Watts or kilo-Volt Amperes, in relation to any period shall, unless
otherwise provided in any general or specific Order of the Commission, mean twice the highest
number of kilo-watt-hours or kilo-Volt Ampere hours supplied and taken during any consecutive
thirty minute blocks in that period.
Contract Demand
Contract Demand means the demand in kilo-Watt (kW) or kilo–Volt Amperes (kVA), mutually
agreed between the Distribution Licensee and the consumer as entered into in the agreement or
agreed through other written communication. (For conversion of kW into kVA, the Power Factor
of 0.80 shall be applied.)
Sanctioned Load
Sanctioned Load means the load in kW mutually agreed between the Distribution Licensee and
the consumer.
Billing Demand - LT tariff categories
Monthly Billing Demand will be the higher of the following:
a) 65% of the actual Maximum Demand recorded in the month during 0600 hours to
2200 hours;
b) 40% of the Contract Demand.
Note:
- Only the Demand registered during the period 0600 to 2200 Hrs. will be considered for
determination of the Billing Demand.
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- In case of a change in Contract Demand, the above period will be reckoned from the
month following the month in which the change in Contract Demand is effected.
Billing Demand - HT tariff categories
Monthly Billing Demand will be the higher of the following:
a) Actual Maximum Demand recorded in the month during 0600 hours to 2200 hours;
b) 75% of the highest Billing Demand recorded during the preceding eleven months,
subject to the limit of Contract Demand;
c) 50% of the Contract Demand.
Note:
- Only the Demand registered during the period 0600 to 2200 Hrs. will be considered for
determination of the Billing Demand.
- In case of a change in Contract Demand, the above period will be reckoned from the
month following the month in which the change of Contract Demand is effected.